This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

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

This Croatian computer club features such gaming relics as the infamous Virtual Boy and an 8-bit Pacman machine.

The seat of the Mantua bishop holds many secrets within its walls.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

An architectural oddity where the triglyphs of the courtyard of walls create an optical illusion.

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

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

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

Inside this medieval defense tower stands a modern residential building.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.