Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This architectural oddity is an oasis of green on the outskirts of Valencia.

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

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

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

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

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

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

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

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

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.