A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.

This lake was sacred to the Sabine people who constructed a temple here on a floating island.

A mountain cave is the site of archaeological findings and Paleolithic rock art.

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

Contrary to what its name suggests, you won't find any bunnies here.

What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?

A stately castle in the northern Italian countryside has been restored after years of neglect.

Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

A museum dedicated to linguistics, from how babies learn to talk to endangered and extinct languages.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

This renovated Art Nouveau bathroom from 1905 is worth the price of admission.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

This Algerian sweet shop serves confections in an eye-popping array of hues.