Places katarina Wants to Go

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

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

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

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