A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

The oldest preserved Triumphal Arch in Northern Italy

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

This Renaissance palace features a unique architectural design and is now home to the Ferrara National Art Gallery.

This uniquely designed bridge served as the city gate for Comacchio.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

This beautiful 14th-century castle perched on a promontory overlooks the Bay of Trieste.

The house where Harlequin was born.

This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

According to legend, after Hades pulled Persephone into the underworld, one of her attendant nymphs cried so much that her tears formed this spring.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.

The cathedral is not really remarkable except for the campanile with its astronomical clock and some amazing automatons which perform every day at noon

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

This elegant black and white striped arch is emblematic of Catania's resilience to natural disasters

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.