This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

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

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

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

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

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

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

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.