A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

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

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

This impressive castle looms over small German town.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

A glimpse into the festive and private lives of medieval Europe.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.