This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

A modest museum in the final home of Italian poet and father of modern Italian, Francesco Petrarca.

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

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

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

The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.

A cone-shaped top and cylindrical body set this 900-year-old structure apart from other Italian bell towers.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

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

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

This medieval castle was home to a known tyrant and features several hidden passages.

A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

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

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

A series of caves, tunnels, and wells filled with fascinating figures and symbols.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.