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

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

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

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

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

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

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

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

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

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

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

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

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.