Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

Once the hottest nightclub in France, Amnesia now lies in ruins after a 2000 bombing.

A resort destroyed by a mysterious bombing offers visitors only its remains and the riddle behind it's demise.

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

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

These four fountains are said to have healing properties, with a glass of the 'miracle' water being given to Louis XII of France.

What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?

An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.