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The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A deep mark on the remains of a Roman temple, believed to be left by a legendary warrior.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This garden houses the remains of the ancient Greek port of Marseille.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

These 2000 year old remains of a Roman aqueduct are hidden inside a hotel lobby.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.