Places Edited by Cloud Winchester

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

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

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

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

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.