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

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

A young Italian couple has been locked in an embrace for over 6,000 years.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

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

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

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

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

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

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

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

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

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

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

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.