Sleepy fishing port not included on many maps.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

The other side is actually green.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

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

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

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

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

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

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

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.