A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine.

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

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

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

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

Sip a Negroni Sbagliato in the bar that invented it.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.