entedattilo, Calabria

FOUNDED BY GREEKS in the seventh century B.C., the town is famous for a 17th-century blood feud between aristocrats. In the 1960s, poverty and devastating flooding led to abandonment, but the arrival of Rossella Aquilanti, a former postwoman, sparked a modest revival. Left, a vacant house, with Mount Etna in the background. Above, volunteers harvest almonds on Aquilanti’s farm. Below left, Makandjan Thunkara; he and

Aquilanti are the town’s only permanent residents. Below right, prickly pears ripening in October.