The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.

An unusual sculpture with a meaning shrouded in mystery.

The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

This medieval castle was home to a known tyrant and features several hidden passages.

A rare example of an octagonal Catholic church.

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

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

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.

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

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

When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

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

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

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

A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.