Milan, Italy
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One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
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Milan, Italy
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Milan, Italy
Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.
Milan, Italy
The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.
Milan, Italy
"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Milan, Italy
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.
Milan, Italy
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Milan, Italy
Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.
Milan, Italy
Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.
Milan, Italy
Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.
Milan, Italy
A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.
Milan, Italy
The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.
Milan, Italy
A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?
Milan, Italy
An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Vernazza, Italy
This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.
Vernazza, Italy
This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.
Vernazza, Italy
On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.
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The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.
Pisa, Italy
A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.
Lucca, Italy
The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.
Lucca, Italy
Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.