A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.

The former atelier of Mario Cassisa is a treasure trove of paintings, sculptures, and artist books.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

A plaque honoring a Hungarian hero of Italy is hidden in plain sight in Palermo.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

A collection of grotesques lines the walls of this Italian villa.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.