Venice's island of the dead.

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

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

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

This Italian museum is a one-of-a-kind celebration of printing and type.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

This medieval castle was home to a known tyrant and features several hidden passages.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

One of the world's largest swinging bells is a symbol made from the melted aftermath of war.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

Not far from the more famous House of Juliet, visitors will find the supposed residence of her lover.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.