The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

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

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

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

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

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

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

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.