The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

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

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

Statues portraying anatomical deformities were placed in this garden to foster ethical behavior.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.