Pantelleria is the largest island off the Sicilian coastline, is also closer to the Tunisian coast (Capo Mustafà is 44 miles away) than to Capo Granitola in Sicily (62 miles). Despite this isolation, Pantelleria was colonized by the Phoenicians and […]
Today Syracuse is a dynamic, modern town, with many visible signs of it’s grand and noble past. However, the haphazard growth of the new part of Syracuse has not affected the little island of Ortygia, just off the coast, where […]
The town of Aci Trezza is a picturesque fishing village, part of Aci Castello, which was also the setting for Giovanni Verga’s Novel I Malavoglia as well as for Luchino Visconti‘s film adaptation, La Terra Trema. The small harbour faces […]
Sicily offers an impressing range of walking and trekking itineraries. Walking and Trekking mountains. The choice includes hills, mountains, coastal districts as well as fantastic limestone gorges such as the ones at Pantalica and Cava d’Ispica in the Monti Iblei. […]
When he came to Selinunte in the 12th-century, the Arab chronicler al-Idrisi called this site Rahl’ al’Asnam, a village of columns. One of the most important archaeological sites in the Mediterranean, ancient Selinus, founded in 650 BC by Greek settlers […]
Marzamemi stands on a small promontory and takes its name from the arab wards ” Marsa al hamen“, which mean ” road of the turtledoves”, in fact, its first inhabitants were Arabian people, who conquered Sicily in the IX century. […]
Along the provincial street which from Noto leads to Pachino, we encounter the “Vendicari Faunistic Oasis“, Oriented Natural Reserve, designated as a natural reserve on the 9th July 1978 by Institutional decree of the Sicilian Region. With its beaches, cliffs, […]
The Mysteries of the Cathedral of St Gerland. The Church of St Gerland is the most enchanting place in Agrigento. It has stood tall over the old town center for nine centuries, carefully guarding an array of mysterious objects and […]
Pantalica was the heart of the ancient Kingdom of Hybla which, in its heyday , used Syracuse as its port. Rock-cut tombs, dwellings and temples line the steep walls of the limestone gorges at the confluence of the Bottigliera and […]
Geological history of Etna. Over the centuries the appearance of Mount Etna has altered. In 1865 the summit was at 3,313 m (10,867 ft); in 1932 it was at 3,263 m (10,703 ft) high. Eruptions in the central crater are […]
Enna is known as Sicily’s “Belvedere” (lookout point): it is located on high hill in the heart of the island, among fertile hills. Enna, has retained its historic appearance. Its architecture and layout still have a somber medieval feel, only […]
Any visit to the Southwestern Sicily should begin with a visit to the ruined Roman Villa del Casale at Piazza Armerina, which contains simply exquisite , beautifully preserved mosaics depicting scenes of hunting and the life of the well to-do. […]
Northeastern of Sicily is dominated by volcanoes of all shapes and size. Mount Etna towers to incredible heights and is visible from much of Sicily, often providing live firework shows from its summit craters. Accessible all year around thanks to […]
The ornate style of Baroque architecture can be admired in a fascinating series of towns across the Southern Sicily. Completely rebuilt in a new location after a devastating earthquake in the 1600s, Noto with its stone churches makes for a […]
Arguably, Northwestern Sicily ‘s top archaeological site, the ancient port of Selinunte and its cluster of Hellenic temples occupies a beautiful seafront position on the westernmost coast. The nearby port of Trapani is the gateway to the divine Egadi islands […]