Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

A strange-looking 18th-century tower sits on a tiny islet just off Livorno.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.