In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

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

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

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

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

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.