Venice, Italy
Squero di San Trovaso
Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.
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Venice, Italy
Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Florence, Italy
Fresco of John Hawkwood
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
Rome, Italy
Sculpture of Giovanni Paolo II
A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.
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.
Nemi, Italy
Nemi Ships
Caligula's colossal pleasure ships, discovered by Mussolini only to be lost in flames.
Rome, Italy
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.
Rome, Italy
The Museum of Roman Ships at Fiumicino
Roman-era ships unearthed...
Rome, Italy
The Martyr Murals at Santo Stefano Rotondo
Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.
Rome, Italy
Monte Testaccio
This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.
Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Rome, Italy
Arch of Gallienus
This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Florence, Italy
Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents)
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Phlegraean Fields
A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.
Florence, Italy
Vasari Corridor
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Rome, Italy
Meridian Line of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Venice, Italy
Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists)
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Rome, Italy
Keats-Shelley Memorial House
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Pompeii, Italy
Thermopolia of Pompeii
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Rome, Italy
Basilica di San Clemente
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Venice, Italy
Isola di San Michele
Venice's island of the dead.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Verona, Italy
Juliet's Balcony
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Rome, Italy
The Protestant Cemetery
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
