A unique urban square characterized by raw concrete structures and bold geometric forms.

A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.

This fishing contraption sits on top of a series of spindly wooden stilts.

One of the biggest islands in the River Po is a protected nature reserve, reachable only by a seasonal ford rich with endemic fauna, fossils, and late 19th-century buildings.

Hidden masterpieces in a small church in the medieval city of Bergamo.

For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.

Once home to the episcopal curia of the local diocese.

A bridge to rival those in nearby Venice but without the crowds.

An intricate ceramic tile facade adorns this five-star hotel.

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

The haunting remains of a World War I fort perched atop a mountain.

This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.

Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.

The ghostly remains of a gunpowder mill lost in 70 hectares of thick woods.

An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.

A snow-white church overlooking the wonderful Tyrrhenian Sea.

Once one of the largest sites of silver deposits in Italy.

Over 100 artworks are painted on the walls of this town, making it an open-air museum of contemporary art.

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."

During World War II, the Shroud of Turin was secreted to this remote southern Italian complex.

This war memorial holds the remains of around 20,000 World War I soldiers from both sides of the conflict.

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

This abandoned IDGZ station was one of 49 troposcatter stations in the NATO ACE High network.