Florence, Italy
Studiolo Francesco I de’ Medici
Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Rome, Italy
Mercatus Traiani (Trajan's Market)
This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.
Rome, Italy
Tempietto at San Pietro in Montorio
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
Florence, Italy
Vasari Corridor
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Rome, Italy
Vigna Randanini
One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.
Rome, Italy
Villa Doria Pamphili Park
A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.
Rome, Italy
Meridian Line of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Rome, Italy
Arch of Gallienus
This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
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.
Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Florence, Italy
L’importuno di Michelangelo
The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.
Rome, Italy
Mausoleum of Augustus
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Rome, Italy
Basilica di San Clemente
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
Papal Hearts at Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi
This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.
Rome, Italy
The Head of St. John the Baptist at San Silvestro in Capite
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
Servian Wall at McDonald's
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Rome, Italy
Passetto di Borgo
The Pope’s secret escape route.
Vernazza, Italy
Cinque Terre
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Rome, Italy
Museo Storico Nazionale Dell' Arte Sanitaria
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Florence, Italy
Medici Hall of Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche)
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Anacapri, Italy
Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto)
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
Florence, Italy
Babae Wine Window
Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.
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.
