Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

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

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

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

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

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

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

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

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.