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Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

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

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

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.