This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

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

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

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

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

The Pope’s secret escape route.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

A unique Tuscan hideaway acts as an art mecca as well as a hotel.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

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

Fountain where visitors can earn a license to be mad.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

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

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.