Le Malzieu-Ville in the south of France is a medieval town that looks like it's straight out of a storybook, and it's been named the country's 'most beautiful secret escape' ...

Functionally, clock towers are all but redundant today. Yet new ones keep coming up from time to time. This is because beyond telling time, clock towers serve various symbolic purposes.

But beyond the pristine coastlines and rolling vineyards, Italy's medieval history is just as ... all is the Torre delle Dodici, a 150-foot clock tower that's been watching over the town since ...