Places Viator Wants to Go

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

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

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

One of the earliest relics of Italian art is this ornately equipped stone soldier.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

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

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

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

The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

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

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.