Ljubljana, Slovenia
James Joyce Plaque
The only monument in Slovenia celebrating the famous writer, who stayed there for one night entirely by mistake.
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
The only monument in Slovenia celebrating the famous writer, who stayed there for one night entirely by mistake.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Since 1999, this bakery has been turning out the dreamiest tortes in the Slovenian capital.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.
Riola, Italy
A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.
Bologna, Italy
Historic harpsichords, clavichords, organs, pianos, and more inside a deconsecrated church.
Padua, Italy
A twisted steel beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center is the centerpiece of this memorial for those who died on September 11, 2001.
Padua, Italy
The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.
Trieste, Italy
This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.
Bologna, Italy
A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.
Bergamo, Italy
Beautifully decorated tarot cards from the Middle Ages.
Bergamo, Italy
A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.
Bergamo, Italy
Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.
Ravenna, Italy
The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.
San Sperate, Italy
A collection of sculptures that explore what's at stake when nature is thrown out of balance.
Pavia, Italy
This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.
Genoa, Italy
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Bologna, Italy
A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.
Milan, Italy
In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.
Verona, Italy
It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.
Florence, Italy
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Milan, Italy
Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.
Kragujevac, Serbia
A unique museum documents pop culture and bicycles from the 20th century Serbia.
Niš, Serbia
This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.