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

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

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

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

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

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

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

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

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

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.