Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

An abandoned 19th-century iron factory perched along the outskirts of an idyllic village.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

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

Venice's island of the dead.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

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

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.