6 notable sites ranked among the world's top 100
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The largest amphitheater ever built, capable of holding 50,000â80,000 spectators. For nearly 400 years, gladiatorial contests, animal hunts, and mock naval battles entertained Rome.
UNESCO World Heritage, New Seven Wonders of the World, icon of Imperial Rome.
An entire Roman city frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Volcanic ash preserved buildings, frescoes, and even human forms.
UNESCO World Heritage, most complete ancient city preserved by volcanic eruption.
The political, commercial, and religious center of ancient Rome. Temples, basilicas, and arches line the Via Sacra.
Heart of the Roman Empire, center of ancient Western civilization.
Like Pompeii, buried by Vesuvius in 79 CE, but better preserved. Organic materials like wooden furniture and food survived.
UNESCO World Heritage, better preserved than Pompeii.
Ancient Rome's seaport, remarkably well-preserved with multi-story apartments, baths, theaters, and shops.
Best-preserved ancient Roman port city.
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Over 7,000 ancient stone towers (nuraghi) unique to Sardinia. Su Nuraxi is the most famous and best preserved.
UNESCO World Heritage, unique to Sardinia, 7,000+ towers.
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