Rome, Italy
Mercatus Traiani (Trajan's Market)
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
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Rome, Italy
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Rome, Italy
Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Vatican City
This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.
Pompeii, Italy
This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.
Barcelona, Spain
A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.
Barcelona, Spain
A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.
Barcelona, Spain
On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.
Barcelona, Spain
The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Valencia, Spain
This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain
Two 2,500-year-old Phoenician boats found on the coast of Spain, giving incredible insight into the ancient maritime traders.
Gibraltar
Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.
Vigo, Spain
Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.
Guadarrama, Spain
These Bullet-scarred bunkers are haunting reminders of the Spanish Civil War.
Leganés, Spain
Many miles south of Loch Ness, a similarly-named sea monster stands at the center of a roundabout.
Madrid, Spain
A small but stubborn relic of Spain’s turbulent past hides in plain sight.
Madrid, Spain
One of Madrid's most beloved statues is of an anonymous citizen.
Madrid, Spain
This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.