This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Venice's island of the dead.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

A painting, bought for one dollar and carried to the church on a manure cart, is said to have instigated miracles and has certainly inspired the construction of an impressive basilica

Although controlled by the Santuario, the Campanile is a separate and later structure which offers great views of Pompei and Vesuvius

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

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

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

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

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

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.