A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

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

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.