These bronze horses on the gates of the Royal Palace of Naples were a gift from a Russian tsar.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

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

A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.

One of the earliest depictions of an Arthurian scene that is shrouded in mystery.

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

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

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

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

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

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

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

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

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