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

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

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

A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The hilltop town of Segni was once home to an ancient Roman colony and garrison.

The ruins of this Roman temple dominate the small city in southern Lazio.

Only three columns survive from this ancient temple in the town of Cori.

Knights Templar are visible inside this stunning Cistercian abbey.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

A medieval stronghold rising over the ruins of ancient Roman villas along Rome's southern coast.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

This region of the Perugia municipality has an unforgettable name.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.