A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

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

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

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

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

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

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.