Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

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

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.