Rome, Italy
Keats-Shelley Memorial House
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
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Rome, Italy
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Rome, Italy
This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Rome, Italy
A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.
Rome, Italy
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Rome, Italy
An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.
Rome, Italy
A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Foligno, Italy
The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.
Sarsina, Italy
The collar worn by a fourth-century saint resides in this church, and is still used for blessings to this day.
Padua, Italy
The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.
Padua, Italy
Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."
Ferrara, Italy
This Renaissance palace features a unique architectural design and is now home to the Ferrara National Art Gallery.
Padua, Italy
In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.
Padua, Italy
The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.
Padua, Italy
One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.
Padua, Italy
This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.
Padua, Italy
One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.