Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

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

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

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

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

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

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

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.