Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

This castle was once an Italian horror cinema star.

A galley-shaped memorial to the prisoners of an infamous fortress.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

Seven centuries ago, its holy door opened for a forgiveness procession ritual that was later "copied" by the formal Catholic Jubilee.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

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

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

A town saturated in Italian rationalist architecture was once marshland drained by Mussolini.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

This little visited park is a treasure trove of ancient Roman ruins.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.