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.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.