This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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

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

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

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

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

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

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

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

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