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Santa Croce in Gerusalemme Church in Rome was originally part of the Sessorian Palace owned by Helena, mother of Emperor Constatine.

The Library at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia is one of several facilities housed within this cultural institution.

Birds wheeling above a fishing boat, mounted horsemen, and competing athletes are among the painted scenes covering the walls and ceilings in some 200 Etruscan tombs.

The Venetian Ghetto, considered the first Jewish Ghetto in Europe, is undergoing a transformation to improve the visitor experience and better protect the five synagogues representing the ethnic groups that flourished there.

Albingaunum, the wealthy Roman city along the River Centa, was important because of its position as a gateway to the fertile plains of northern Italy, Gaul, and the Mediterranean.

The Royal Palace of Venice, known today as the Museo Correr, stands as a reminder of Venice’s long history as an independent state and as a territorial possession of France and Austria.

Prisoners confined to Terra del Sole's nine cells passed time carving messages into the walls or rendering scenes of the city visible through their window bars.

Though not officially founded until the year 1594, the Scuola Grande dei Carmini traces its roots to 1286, when the institution was established as one of the earliest civic and charitable confraternities.

Torcello is home to the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, established in 639 according to the wishes of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius and the Exarch of Ravenna.

The rural Pieve di San Gregorio was built in 1141 in the important Italian religious and political territory of Perugia.

The Monumental Cemetery of Pisa was the final structure to be built on the Piazza del Duomo, following the cathedral, the baptistery, and the famous Leaning Tower.

The home of Rome’s first emperor sits atop the Palatine Hill in the heart of the ancient city.