U.S. News Insider Tip: After visiting the Pantheon, stop for an espresso at ... temple can be found in the Navona and Campo corner of Rome, accessible via the Barberini metro stop.

Think of the Pantheon in Rome or Michelagelo's iconic statue, David. The luxury stone comes the Apuan Alps, a mountain range in northern Tuscany that stretches for 58 km and reaches 2,000 meters high.

Key monuments are hidden by scaffolding, while statues are covered ... and obelisk in front of the Pantheon, one of the best-preserved relics of ancient Rome. It, too, is boarded off.