Chioggia, Italy
St. Andrew Tower Clock (Orologio della Torre di Sant'Andrea)
One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.
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Chioggia, Italy
One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.
Chioggia, Italy
A bridge to rival those in nearby Venice but without the crowds.
Comacchio, Italy
This uniquely designed bridge served as the city gate for Comacchio.
Porto Tolle, Italy
The chimney of a shuttered power station in the Po Delta is the second-tallest structure in Italy.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Ravenna, Italy
A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.
Ravenna, Italy
The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.
Ravenna, Italy
Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.
Ravenna, Italy
Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.
Ravenna, Italy
An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.
Ravenna, Italy
This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.
Rimini, Italy
This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.
Rimini, Italy
One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.
Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy
For many years, the river that Julius Caesar led his army across into Italy was lost until re-identified.
Ravenna, Italy
These structures hanging over the water's surface are traditional fishing machines.
Classe, Italy
Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.
San Marino, San Marino
Where members of the Crossbow Corps of San Marino demonstrate their skills.
San Marino, San Marino
The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.
San Marino, San Marino
The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
Pescara, Italy
A galley-shaped memorial to the prisoners of an infamous fortress.
Lesina Marina, Italy
Remains of a cargo ship that wrecked in 1988.
Trani, Italy
Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.