These four fountains are said to have healing properties, with a glass of the 'miracle' water being given to Louis XII of France.

The ruins of this once gorgeous medieval church are still standing, despite the region's constant flooding.

This splendid mosaic embodies ancient Rome's fascination with the exotic allure of Egypt.

The link between these two seemingly disparate themes is crucial to the history of this Tuscan hill town.

A memorial to Brazil's little-known role in World War II.

Once the hunting reserve of a noble family, this is one of the few remnants of Pleistocene planitial forest in northern Italy that still stands.

Europe's only Temple of Mithras located in a natural cave.

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.

After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.

The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.

A Roman calendar dating to the first century is tucked away in a small town alley.

A perfectly preserved example of a fortified Medieval ricetto.

This caldera was once associated with the Etruscan god of the underworld.

This Roman theater was crafted into the local tuff rock and was rediscovered during the 19th-century.

Knights Templar are visible inside this stunning Cistercian abbey.

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

This mysterious ancient arch is hidden in the forest of Simbruini Mountains Regional Park.

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

An enormous sinkhole that local lore attributes to the anger of the Virgin Mary.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.

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

This lake was sacred to the Sabine people who constructed a temple here on a floating island.

This archaeological site built into a tuff outcrop is filled with rock dwellings, the ruins of a medieval castle, and a necropolis.