A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

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

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

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

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

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

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

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.

An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.

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

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.

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

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

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

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

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

Come stay at a live-in art installation.

Fall down the rabbit hole into a surreal journey of human consciousness "from ass to soul."

"Satisfying" is a good way to describe these beautifully aligned rows of Spanish mills.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

Numerous sculptures set along hiking trails symbolize and idealize the relationship between man and nature.