This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

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.

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

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

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of World War II are buried or commemorated in this cemetery.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.