This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

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

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

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

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.