Museo Cappella Sansevero, Naples

I've been fortunate enough to visit some majestic cathedrals and churches in my life and have gazed upon many of the masterpieces within them. However, the Veiled Christ is likely my favorite piece ever. After a visit with my children, I raved for years and one day convinced my wife to go. I could sense her hesitation as it's "just another religious carving". On the surface, that's certainly the case. After she visited, her tune changed and she agrees it's simply magnificent. The delicate features, gentle folds of the sheet, agony somehow conveyed through thick marble - all just utterly spectacular. The other carvings around are really quite impressive as well and the ceiling is just amazing. But everything pales in comparison to the Veiled Christ. It costs a few euros to get in and you can't take photographs, but don't miss out on this. It really is that wonderful.

A beautiful funerary chapel with some stunning statuary. The chapel contains some of the finest marble sculptures anywhere on earth. Particularly famous are the Veiled Christ and the Release from Deception. All of the statuary here is beautiful, but the Release from Deception, showing a man freeing himself from a net, all carved from a single block of marble, is so delicately intricate that it takes the breath away. For those who love sculpture, this is a must. The anatomical engines in the lower levels are also macabrely fascinating.