Portici, Italy
Palace of Portici
Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.
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Portici, Italy
Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Naples, Italy
A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.
Naples, Italy
An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.
Naples, Italy
A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Naples, Italy
An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.
Naples, Italy
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Naples, Italy
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
Naples, Italy
This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.
Naples, Italy
This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.
Perissa, Greece
This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.
Thira, Greece
A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
Aliki, Greece
This old museum contains dozens of detailed miniature ships and buildings.
Mikonos, Greece
Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.
Montreal, Québec
The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”
Rigaud, Québec
This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.
Montpellier, France
100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.
Montpellier, France
This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.
Théoule-sur-Mer, France
Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Balconies that have a most unusual accent.
Saint-Cannat, France
An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.