The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.

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

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

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

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A deep mark on the remains of a Roman temple, believed to be left by a legendary warrior.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

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

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.