Dubrovnik, Croatia
The Relic of St. Silvan
A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik Maskeron
Gargoyle head that brings good luck.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Orlando's Column in Dubrovnik
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.
Naples, Italy
Via Port’Alba
This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.
Naples, Italy
Fontana del Gigante
This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.
Naples, Italy
Birthplace of the Pizza Margherita Plaque
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
Naples, Italy
Via dei Presepi
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Naples, Italy
Toledo Art Station
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Naples, Italy
Gabinetto Segreto
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Naples, Italy
The Anatomical Machines of Cappella Sansevero
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria sopra Minerva Flood Markers
Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.
Rome, Italy
Madama Lucrezia
This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."
Rome, Italy
The Sweating Cenotaph at the Archbasilica San Giovanni in Laterano
Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.
Rome, Italy
Piè di Marmo (Marble Foot)
A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.
Rome, Italy
Pons Aemilius
The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.
Rome, Italy
Elephant and Obelisk
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Rome, Italy
Temple of Hercules Victor
This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.
Rome, Italy
Cloaca Maxima
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Rome, Italy
Mussolini's Balcony
The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.
Rome, Italy
Campo de Fiori
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
The Dome Illusion
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
Porta Alchemica
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Osijek, Croatia
The Red Fićo
A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Fountain of Union
The largest fountain in Bratislava.
