A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

A stately castle in the northern Italian countryside has been restored after years of neglect.

Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

A 15th-century park that recreates a bit of the Holy Land in Italy.

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Hike along an abandoned railway up to a popular pilgrimage site.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.

A floating bridge leaning on barges allows pedestrians to reach the historical center.

The memory of the ancient unit of measurement of local builders.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

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

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

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