A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.

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

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

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

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

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

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

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

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

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

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Ernest Hemingway was the first to sign this colorful wall covered in thousands of celebrity signatures.

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

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

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

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

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.