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

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

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.

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

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.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.