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Cloud Winchester

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I am an archeology student who loves history and mysteries, I love to travel and touch the most important places on the planet, I study in particular Greek and Byzantine culture. I have my little studio in the Eternal City and from here I plan my travels in the history of the world.
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The balcony.

Rome, Italy

Mussolini's Balcony

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

A view of the Cloaca Maxima in 1814, as rendered by artist Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Rome, Italy

Cloaca Maxima

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

Inside the Passetto

Rome, Italy

Passetto di Borgo

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Campo de Fiori

Rome, Italy

Campo de Fiori

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

This owl never sleeps and keeps his eyes on the main entrance door

Rome, Italy

Casina delle Civette

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Jesus' footprints in the basilica

Rome, Italy

The Catacombs of San Sebastian

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

(WikiCommons)

Rome, Italy

Via Appia

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Pyramid of Cestius.

Rome, Italy

Pyramid of Cestius

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

The Aventine Keyhole

Rome, Italy

The Aventine Keyhole

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

The Mouth of Truth

Rome, Italy

The Mouth of Truth

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

View of the Magic Door in Piazza Vittorio

Rome, Italy

Porta Alchemica

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Cats lounging on ancient architecture

Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

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

The view from the laboratory.

London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Tower Bridge Chimney.

London, England

Tower Bridge Chimney

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Thomas Thornycroft's statue of Boadicea and her Daughters in London.

London, England

Boadicea and Her Daughters

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

Allies by Lawrence Holofcener. (Wikimedia Commons)

London, England

Allies Sculpture

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

Temple Church

London, England

Temple Church

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Twinings tea shop on the Strand.

London, England

Twinings Tea Shop

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A staircase excavated from the tuff leads to a depth of 120 feet (40 meters).

Naples, Italy

Naples Underground

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Via dei Presepi

Naples, Italy

Via dei Presepi

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

Toledo Art Station of the Naples Metro.

Naples, Italy

Toledo Art Station

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Abbey of San Galgano

Chiusdino, Italy

Abbey of San Galgano

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

The sword in the stone.

Chiusdino, Italy

The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi Chapel

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

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