This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

A snow-white church overlooking the wonderful Tyrrhenian Sea.

The largest covered bazaar in the world.

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

The seat of the Mantua bishop holds many secrets within its walls.

A local legend says the theft of a holy relic explains the hand-shaped bloodstain on the facade of this cathedral.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Among the busts of heroes of the Roman Republic of 1849, there is also a statue of a boy and his dog.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.