Nordkapp, Norway
North Cape
At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.
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Nordkapp, Norway
At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.
Milan, Italy
Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.
Asiago, Italy
The remains of 50,000 World War I soldiers rest under a towering arch overlooking the Alpine battlefields.
Rovigo, Italy
All that is left of this medieval castle is two towers, both of which now display a visible tilt.
Bologna, Italy
Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.
Silea, Italy
A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
Palmanova, Italy
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.
Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.
Vicenza, Italy
One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.
Bologna, Italy
A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.
Padua, Italy
One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.
Padua, Italy
In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.
Cittadella, Italy
Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.
Possagno, Italy
The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.
Possagno, Italy
This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Mantua, Italy
The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.
Asiago, Italy
The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Lisbon, Portugal
Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.