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

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

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

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

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

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.