The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

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

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This salt lake was a former mine site and now attracts visitors for its remarkable pink colors.

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.

This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.