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

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

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.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

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

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

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

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

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

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

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

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

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.