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

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

This medieval castle was home to a known tyrant and features several hidden passages.

This military mausoleum captures the solemn grandeur that most memorials only aspire to.

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.

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

A cone-shaped top and cylindrical body set this 900-year-old structure apart from other Italian bell towers.

When a massive landslide hit one of the world's tallest dams it created a tragic environmental disaster.

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.