This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

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

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

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

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

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

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

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

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

Venice's island of the dead.

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

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

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

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.