This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

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

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

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

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

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

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.