Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

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

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

A crumbling watchtower and a lighthouse overlooks the site believed to be the Sirens' cliff in the "Odyssey."

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

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”