Sicily Guide

The Sicilian volcano, Mount Etna, is erupting again. The lava flow goes slowly as typical of the volcano and does not endanger the villages nearby, according to the local Civil Protection officers.Mount Etna (also known locally as Mongibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian) is an active volcano on the East coast of Sicily, close […]

Every once in a while, talks about reopening the casino in Taormina, a small resort town on the Eastern coast of Sicily, resume. However, the Italian minister of internal affairs Giuliano Amato, has finally put an end to the reopening of the casino in Taormina saying that such a facility could be an easy target […]

Two years after the agreement between Hilton International and the construction company Euro Costruzioni S.P.A., Hilton Portorosa opens its doors. This is the second Hilton-owned property in Sicily, Villa Igea in Palermo is the other. This new resort is located nearby the Gulf of Patti in the Messina province and is geared to both leisure […]

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During my recent tour of Italy, I visited the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Sicily. Created by […]

I was in Sicily last Christmas and, finally, I gained enough miles for a round-trip plane ticket from New York to Catania, Sicily. As soon as I came back from my short Sicilian vacation this past January, I started calling Alitalia’s Frequent Flyer Program (Club Millemiglia at 800-223-05730). Eager to capitalize on my miles, I […]

There are zillions of web sites about Sicily on the web today. When you search under the word Sicily, Google displays 13,600,000 results. Oh my God! I am passionate about Sicily, but I do not think I am going to check all of these results one by one. I know that these web sites are […]

The Aeolian Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, are seven islands located North East of Sicily in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Lipari is the biggest of the islands, the other islands are: Vulcano, Salina, Panarea, Stromboli, Alicudi and Filicudi. In the summer months, travelers flock in masses to the islands because of their pristine beaches.As a kid, […]

The Greek Theater in Syracuse (Sicily), UNESCO World Heritage Site, will stage the classic productions of The Trachinie by Sophocles and Eracles by Euripides from May 10 through June 24, 2007. Thanks to the Instituto Italiano per il Dramma Antico (INDA), this spectacular setting has been turning into a real ancient action every other year […]

Sicily enjoys a fine tradition of food and wine. There are numerous dishes that have become part of the national tradition and/or are famous internationally today. All the outside dominations throughout the centuries left their traces in the island’s gastronomy. The Ancient Greeks started producing refined flours and whole grain. They planted the Malvasia and […]

Sicily counts more vineyards than any other Italian region and boasts one of Italy’s most progressive wine industries. Noted mainly in the past for strong bulk wines and often sweet Moscato and Marsala, the island has switched its emphasis toward lighter, fruitier white and red wines. Sicily is divided into three main wine producing districts: […]