Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

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

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.