The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

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

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

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

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Venice's island of the dead.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.