Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

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

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

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

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

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

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.