Florence, Italy
Fresco of John Hawkwood
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
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Florence, Italy
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Siena, Italy
Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Orvieto, Italy
This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Calcata Vecchia, Italy
Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.
Nemi, Italy
Caligula's colossal pleasure ships, discovered by Mussolini only to be lost in flames.
Rome, Italy
Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.
Rome, Italy
The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Rome, Italy
This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.