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This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

A founding document of the European Union was written on an island where Roman emperors once banished women.

This crescent-shaped beach is said to glow under the light of a full moon.

The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

The origins of a large, medieval castle are shrouded in mystery, but now it's a delightful garden.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

Church holding the preserved body of a levitating saint.

A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

This medieval oratory decorated in magnificent frescos was constructed after Charlemagne received a vision.

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?