No photography was allowed, but I snuck this anyway by sitting cross-legged on the floor, guessing at the aim, and looking sideways as I used the alternate shutter release on the bottom of the camera body. This piece by Michaelangelo was carved from one solid piece of marble and stands 17' tall.
Hopeful candles against the background of the nave in colorful bokeh form.
Faux butterflies for refrigerator magnets, all neatly arranged in an alley fully of graffiti.
Thousands of people were buried alive in the volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii. The lava formed a hard cast around the original body shape. As they excavated the ruins, they filled the void with plaster to recreate the original human shape, seen here. It almost looks like he's praying to escape death.
An underground tunnel at Pompeii's main coliseum.
Looking straight up a the domed ceiling of the Pantheon, one of the largest such domes in the world.
How Salvador Dali might have painted a mashed bicycle wheel. I found the damaged remains still chained up in the alley.
Rome's ancient coliseum.
Rome's ancient coliseum.
Rome's ancient coliseum.
Rome's ancient coliseum.
Rome's ancient coliseum.
See photo in original gallery.