Marrakesh, Morocco
Ben Youssef Madrasa
The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.
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Marrakesh, Morocco
The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Vatican City
The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
Rome, Italy
This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.
Rome, Italy
This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Rome, Italy
A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.
Rome, Italy
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Rome, Italy
Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.
Rome, Italy
Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
Rome, Italy
An oasis of beauty, tranquility and botanical research in the middle of Rome.
Rome, Italy
The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.
Rome, Italy
A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.
Rome, Italy
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.
Perissa, Greece
This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.