Mozia, Sicily
Travelling in Europe leads many people to Sicily, but fewer to Mozia. Mozia is a tiny and very ancient island, lying in the Stagnone Lagoon to the west, and is often overlooked by visitors. It was originally an important Phoenician settlement dating from the 8th century BC, and is full of interesting ruins to explore. Most striking is the strange pale expanses of the surrounding salt flats. The majority of the windmills once used to pump water still have their sails, and they complete a picturesque, toy-like landscape.