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An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

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