This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.