An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

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

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.