A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

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

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.