The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

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

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

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

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

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

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

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.