A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

This lake was sacred to the Sabine people who constructed a temple here on a floating island.

This crystal clear water basin feeds the Lao river and powers a hydroelectric power plant.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

This incredible second-century sculpture depicts a trio of gods worshipped by the ancient Romans.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

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

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.

Five painted skeletons are hiding behind a church in this tiny village in the Italian Alps.

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

A monument to the migrants who cross the dangerous waters between North Africa and a tiny Italian island.

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

Host to the annual Festival of the Snakes.

The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.

One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

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

While most books are made of wood, these wooden books are truly made of, and all about wood.

The ruins of this Roman temple dominate the small city in southern Lazio.