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

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

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

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

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

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

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

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.