Cavriana, Italy
Cavriana Castle
An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.
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Cavriana, Italy
An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.
San felice del Benaco, Italy
A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.
Padernello, Italy
A stately castle in the northern Italian countryside has been restored after years of neglect.
Binasco, Italy
Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.
Milan, Italy
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
Como, Italy
This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.
San Carlo, Italy
For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.
Varallo, Italy
A 15th-century park that recreates a bit of the Holy Land in Italy.
Torgnon, Italy
High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.
Turin, Italy
This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.
Turin, Italy
When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.
Turin, Italy
A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.
Gaiazza, Italy
Hike along an abandoned railway up to a popular pilgrimage site.
Genoa, Italy
Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.
Genoa, Italy
Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.
Genoa, Italy
This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.
Commessaggio, Italy
A floating bridge leaning on barges allows pedestrians to reach the historical center.
Parma, Italy
The memory of the ancient unit of measurement of local builders.
Vernazza, Italy
This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.
Vernazza, Italy
This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.
Paris, France
For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.
Strasbourg, France
This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.
Padua, Italy
Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.