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Sisinnius Fresco in the Basilica San Clemente

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

LatiumMirabile

Added by LatiumMirabile

The Martyr Murals at Santo Stefano Rotondo

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

CadaverFormosus

Added by CadaverFormosus

'Mi Sono Perso' ('I Am Lost')

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

Added by diffendale

Via Appia

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Americanaux

Added by Americanaux

Florence, Italy

Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents)

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

michelle

Added by michelle

Florence, Italy

Vasari Corridor

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

kiddevil

Added by kiddevil

Florence, Italy

Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy

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

michelle

Added by michelle

Florence, Italy

Galileo's Middle Finger

The middle finger of modernity.

michelle

Added by michelle

Orto Botanico di Pisa (Botanical Garden of Pisa)

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Arian Baptistry

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Baptistery of Neon

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Basilica of San Vitale

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

deepbluehue

Added by deepbluehue

Dante's Tomb

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Added by lastpearl

Flooded Crypt of San Francesco

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Roman Ruins of Salaborsa Library

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

tgiorno1

Added by tgiorno1

Towers of Bologna

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio

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

Allison

Added by Allison

Earth Pyramids of Platten

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

Ötzi the Iceman

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

michelle

Added by michelle

Piraeus Lion

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Added by mpwestfall

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

matthiasheinrich

Added by matthiasheinrich

Peggy Guggenheim's Grave

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Reliquaries of St Mark's Basilica Treasury

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Added by zackofalltrades