A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

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

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

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

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

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.