Sicily Guide

La distanza della Luna opens the Taormina Arte summer season at the Greek Theater tonight. This performance is part of the theatrical program directed for the second consecutive year by Pompeo Oliva.
Since 1983 the evocative setting of the Greek Theater has hosted the Taormina Arte, an extraordinary dance, theater and music event.
Check out the program

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For its 2008 summer collection, Giorgio Armani looks to Sicily for inspiration. “Sicily is part of a world I’ve always loved,” says Armani, who has a summer home on the island of Pantelleria.
Armani highlights the Mediterranean mystery, from the salty sexiness of a fisherman to the genteel sophistication of Sicilian nobility. Symbols such as volcanoes, […]

Michael Roberts’ “Shot in Sicily” new book goes on sale at the Armani stores today. I have to admit that the title made me extremely curious. I know that there are certain Sicilian traits and behaviors that really attract foreigners. It is like a stigma for us Sicilians: no matter what we do, we will always be […]

Foreign travelers love Sicily mainly for its sea, cultural heritage, food and wine experience and the friendliness of its people according to Doxa, Mercury and Touring Servizi. International tour operators praise the steps forwards taken in the last few years and ask for more promotional activities. However, they point the finger against the structural limitations of the Sicilian travel industry: higher than average […]

It is emergency in Sicily now. According to ANSA, temperatures soared to above 40 degrees Celsius for (104 degrees Fahrenheit) the fourth day running with blackouts in Palermo and other cities caused by overheated cables and a spike in energy consumption fuelled by the use of air conditioning. Blackouts knocked out traffic lights in Palermo creating […]

Catania Province - says its president, Raffaele Lombardo - could attract up to two million tourists in 2007. Last years’ numbers show a growing interest among international travelers:
France 81,111 arrivals
Germany 79,115 arrivals
USA 74,777 arrivals
Spain 60,486 arrivals
The new airport, new routes from numerous international destinations and more “all inclusive” packages will be promoted consistently to generate demand in these […]

Sicily and Calabria registered higher-than-average temperatures over the weekend, with peaks of 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded in Catania, a city in Sicily.
Higher-than-average temperatures of around 38 degrees were also recorded in Florence, Rome and Naples on Sunday and were expected to remain high until the middle of this week.
Italy’s civil protection officials […]

After signing Santa Teresa Resort in Pantelleria this past April, design hotels™ adds a new member to its portfolio in Sicily: Falconara Charming House & Resort, Butera. design hotels™ represents and markets a hand-picked collection of more than 150 hotels in over 40 countries across the globe. Established in 1993, as the first of its […]

The Tunisian movie “Making of” by Nouri Bouzid wins the 53rd edition of the Taormina FilmFest. Lofti Abdelli, protagonist of the movie, is awarded as best actor. Bouzid, well-known in France, is interested in showing that Arabs do not like terrorism, contrary to the general Western belief.
Best Movie
“Making of” by Nouri Bouzid
Best Actor
Lofti Abdelli in […]

Maybe things are really changing for Sicily. It is extremely rare that foreign press writes articles like this one appeared on the Times Online today.
According to the British publication, the days of sleeping with the fishes are all but gone. Francis Ford Coppola’s cliché Sicilian Mafioso, with flat cap, starched white shirt and a shotgun […]