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This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

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

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

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

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

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.