The famous sculptor had a hand in this imposing fortress.

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.

A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.

A galley-shaped memorial to the prisoners of an infamous fortress.

This ancient Roman bridge was a key feature of the ancient Via Salaria road.

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

A large replica of a monumental Roman inscription is located on the side of this museum.

A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.

The leathery remains of a woman who died in the 13th century now lie in a church named for her.

Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.

One of the earliest depictions of an Arthurian scene that is shrouded in mystery.

Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

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

Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.

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

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."