Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A former Roman town that was once the home of Scipio Africanus.

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.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

The tallest structure in Italy is a remote radio transmitter in Sicily.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.

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

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.

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

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

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

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

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

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

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