A bridge to rival those in nearby Venice but without the crowds.

One of the oldest still-working clocks in the world sits on an ancient tower.

A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

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

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An unusual sculpture with a meaning shrouded in mystery.

Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.