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Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.

Angels and demons watch over newspapers in this deconsecrated church.

Beautifully decorated tarot cards from the Middle Ages.

Legend has it that the devil itself built this portal on a dare.

A memorial to the Vicentine who survived and documented Magellan's circumnavigation of the world.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.

A modern mini-Stonehenge is hidden in a public reserve, not far from a former Viking stronghold.

One of the oldest Augustinian houses, this church is reminiscent of the rich history of England.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.

This church was constructed on the site where St. Philip the Apostle preached to the ancient Athenians.

The Lobotesis family has been baking some of the best savory pies in Athens since 1910.

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.