A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

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

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

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

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

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

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

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

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

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

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.