The walls of this medieval church are covered with perfectly preserved frescos, including a pristine example of the Dance of Death.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

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

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

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

This little train station is forever immortalized in film history.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

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

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.