A holy stone inside this spectacular hermitage is said to have healing properties.

The 16th-century son of Sienese nobility carved this hermitage out of volcanic rock.

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

An enormous sinkhole that local lore attributes to the anger of the Virgin Mary.

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

Hidden within this iconic mountain are a set of World War II bunkers once used by German forces.

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

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

This medieval church in Rome was almost destroyed following a terrorist attack in 1993.

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

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

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

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

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This hermitage celebrates the legend of Emperor Constantine's healing from leprosy.

One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.