High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.

One of the earliest depictions of an Arthurian scene that is shrouded in mystery.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

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

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

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

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

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

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.