Miklos Kiss. The Sixth Land

The Hidden Harmony is stronger than the obvious…

Nature loves to hide.

Heraclitus

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Fiat 500 'Jolly' in Taormina

Ghia first made these roofless beach cars in 1958 for yacht-owning Riviera society, with wicker seats so you could sit in a wet swimsuit. This one belongs to the Four Seasons San Domenico Palace, the former convent where The White Lotus was filmed.

Helical vehicle ramp, Lumbi Parking Garage, Taormina

The Moor’s Heads of Sicily

Teste di Moro on a balcony in Taormina, Sicily.

These hand-painted ceramic heads, always made as a pair, a turbaned man and a crowned woman, trace back to a Palermo legend from the era of Moorish rule: a local girl fell for a Moor, discovered he had a wife and children waiting back East, and in a fit of jealousy beheaded him and used his head as a planter for basil. Her neighbours, envious of the flourishing plant, began commissioning ceramic vases in the same likeness, and the tradition stuck. You'll find them all over the island now, often filled with plants and set out on balconies.