Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

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

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

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

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

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

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

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.