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

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

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

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

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.