Ercolano, Italy
Herculaneum
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
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Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Rome, Italy
A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.
Rome, Italy
The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.
Rome, Italy
The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Rome, Italy
The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.
Rome, Italy
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Rome, Italy
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.
Rome, Italy
This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.
Rome, Italy
An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.
Rome, Italy
This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.
Rome, Italy
Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.
Rome, Italy
A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.
Vicenza, Italy
One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.
Padua, Italy
One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.