The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

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

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

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

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

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

A British Commonwealth cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.