This statue of the legendary Austrian composer is hidden in the center of an Italian town.

This crescent-shaped beach is said to glow under the light of a full moon.

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

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

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

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

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.

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

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

A town saturated in Italian rationalist architecture was once marshland drained by Mussolini.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.