The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The middle finger of modernity.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.