Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.

According to tradition, King Phillip II supervised construction of the seat of his empire from this seat carved into rock.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.