Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.