A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

The bright red cars take travelers through breathtaking Tuscan scenery.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

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

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

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

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

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

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.