A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

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

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

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

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

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

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

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.