The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

A unique Tuscan hideaway acts as an art mecca as well as a hotel.

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.

This park on the outskirts of Rome boasts two ancient Roman aqueducts and a medieval tower.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

A collection of grotesques lines the walls of this Italian villa.

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

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

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

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

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

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.