An ode to the washerwomen who called Pavia home.

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

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.

Leonardo da Vinci was one of many to find inspiration in this unique, rocky landscape in Tuscany.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

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

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

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

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

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?

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.