Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.

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

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

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

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.

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

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

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

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

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

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

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

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

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

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

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

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

The former atelier of Mario Cassisa is a treasure trove of paintings, sculptures, and artist books.

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

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

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