Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
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Paris, France
Catacombes de Paris
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Bacoli, Italy
Upside-Down Fig Tree
A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.
Monte di Cuma, Italy
Antro della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl)
Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.
Marina di Ascea, Italy
Parco Archeologico di Velia
This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.
Castellabate, Italy
Licosa Island
According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.
Salerno, Italy
Salerno Medieval Aqueduct
According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.
Sant'Agata Dé Goti, Italy
Sant'Agata de' Goti
This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.
Forio, Italy
Santa Maria del Soccorso
A snow-white church overlooking the wonderful Tyrrhenian Sea.
Lacco Ameno, Italy
The Fungo Mushroom Rock
A mushroom-shaped outcropping that has come to be the symbol for an entire town.
Baia, Italy
The Sunken City of Baia
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Flavian Amphitheater of Pozzuoli
Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.
Naples, Italy
Gaiola Island
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Naples, Italy
Catacombs of San Gennaro
An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.
Naples, Italy
San Gennaro Mural
San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.
Naples, Italy
Lipsanothecae of the Chapel of Saint Francesco de Geronimo
The relics of dozens of martyrs are stored in a single chapel.
Naples, Italy
Toledo Art Station
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Ercolano, Italy
Osservatorio Vesuviano (Vesuvius Observatory)
The oldest volcanology research center in the world.
Portici, Italy
National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa
The first Italian factory to produce locomotives is now a marvelous museum.
Portici, Italy
Palace of Portici
Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.
Torre del Greco, Italy
San Michele Arcangelo Hypogeum
The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.
Torre Annunziata, Italy
Ruins of Oplontis
Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.
Minori, Italy
Villa Romana e Antiquarium
A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.
Province of Salerno, Italy
Valle delle Ferriere
Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.
