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A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.

Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.

This seventh-century fortification marked the western border of the Lombard duchy of Spoleto.

The crumbling remains of a 19th-century textile factory.

Legend says the only thing buried within this magnificent tomb was a dog.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

This decaying complex from the early 1900s was once the site of massive iron and fluorite mines.

In this nearly 1,000-year-old monastery, monks painstakingly restore old books.

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.

Magnificent frescoes decorate the interior of this Romanesque church, which also showcases an unusual phenomenon during winter solstice.

These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.

The ruins of this medieval castle now stand as a monument against all wars.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.