One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.