Belpasso, Italy
Mount Etna
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
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Belpasso, Italy
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Gibellina Vecchia, Italy
Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.
Poggioreale, Italy
This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.
Palermo, Italy
This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.
Sciacca, Italy
A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.
Palermo, Italy
Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Barumini, Italy
This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.
Oristano, Italy
This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.
S'Archittu, Italy
The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.
Paulilatino, Italy
This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.
Nughedu Santa Vittoria, Italy
Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."
Alghero, Italy
Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Marciana, Italy
Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.
Italy
The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.
Arzachena, Italy
Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.
Capo Testa, Italy
Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.
Bonifacio, France
Once the hottest nightclub in France, Amnesia now lies in ruins after a 2000 bombing.
Murato, France
This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.
Porto-Vecchio, France
A resort destroyed by a mysterious bombing offers visitors only its remains and the riddle behind it's demise.
Sollacaro, France
This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.
Ajaccio, France
Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.
Lumio, France
Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.
Ocotillo, California
This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".