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

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

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The Pope’s secret escape route.