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A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

The first Italian factory to produce locomotives is now a marvelous museum.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.