Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Production site for handmade clay bricks.

This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

The tallest statue in Italy is also one of the world's tallest statues of Jesus.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

The remains of this medieval Roman road and lookout towers dot the rugged coastline of southern Lazio.

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

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

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.