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Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
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Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Rome, Italy
This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.
Rome, Italy
This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.
Rome, Italy
A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
Rome, Italy
An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Marrakesh, Morocco
The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.
Casablanca, Morocco
An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.
Fez, Morocco
The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.
Rabat, Morocco
Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.
Fez, Morocco
One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco
One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Verzasca, Switzerland
This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.
Gordola, Switzerland
If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?
Milan, Italy
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Milan, Italy
Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.
Genoa, Italy
This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.
Kastrup, Denmark
This ultra-modern wooden boardwalk turns the ocean into a swimming pool.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Fez, Morocco
The other side is actually green.
Meknes, Morocco
The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.
Meknes, Morocco
Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.
Fez, Morocco
Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.