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

A town saturated in Italian rationalist architecture was once marshland drained by Mussolini.

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

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

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

A small cell adjacent to this church was once the bedroom for a renowned saint.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.