The oldest church in Mantua was buried for centuries under the facades of other structures.

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

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.

A galley-shaped memorial to the prisoners of an infamous fortress.

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

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

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

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

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

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

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

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.