The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.

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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

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

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

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

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

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

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

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

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.