Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

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

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

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

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

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

A 2,000-year-old engineering wonder hides beneath an Italian town.

Just one of the Italian corridors vying for the title of the country's narrowest.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This little train station is forever immortalized in film history.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.