Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

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

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

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

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

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

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

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

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

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

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.