Sicily Guide

Sad news for the Sicilian tourism industry. This year, tourism is down 25% compared to the same months of last year. The minor islands are suffering the most from this slowdown.
What’s wrong with the Sicilian tourism industry? I have 10 reasons and you can add more (if you like it).
1- Prices are too high. […]

For generations, Americans have been dependable consumers of Italian wines. From the straw-covered bottles of Chianti to the super reds of Tuscany, Italian wines have been on restaurant lists and wine shop shelves for as long as most of us can remember.
But the wines of Sicily have been missing. Indeed, for years that Mediterranean island […]

It may take a mindshift to think of magnificent Greek ruins in Italy but the Greeks were everywhere a long time before the Romans made something of themselves, and the ancient cities of Akragas and Selinunte on the southern coast of Sicily are equally as dramatic and fascinating as Rome’s Parthenon.
Sicily is like that - […]

My friend, Franca Calderone, is a professional photographer in Sicily. Here are some beautiful pics of her last trip to Mount Etna. Absolutely gorgeous!

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It is Ferragosto in Italy and everybody is at the beach. If not at the beach, everybody is off from work FOR SURE.
Wherever you are - even if at work :-(, enjoy your Ferragosto!

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Somewhere along the line, Sicily’s signature dessert must have won an award for the unhealthiest dessert imaginable. Looking conspicuously like a clogged artery, the best cannoli here combine large amounts of cheese, sugar, eggs and … pork fat.
Crunch into a good one, however, with the flavors and textures of the crisp shell surrounding the filling […]

A British tourist on Wednesday complained to police after being presented with a 30-euro bill for three sandwiches at a bar in a Sicilian seaside village.
The tourist had been with six other people - including two native Sicilians - at the bar, which is set back from the sea in the village of Tusa on […]

THE North West of Sicily remains one of the more undiscovered areas of Sicily boasting the best golden sandy beaches, aquatic nature reserves, picturesque harbour towns, and amazing architecture with towns such as Marsala, Palermo and Trapani.
Read more at BirminghamMail.net

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As more and more backpackers pop up near my adopted home in Ireland this summer, I’m reminded of my own freewheeling adventures as a budget traveler. One particular episode, though, stands out above all the others.
In the spring of 1986, after several weeks’ worth of trains and planes, I found myself sitting alone on an […]

Southern Italy’s well-known port city of Palermo, located on the island of Sicily has been undergoing a transformation in recent years, making it a popular place for travelers, tourists, and now international property investors. This city has a long and historic past and has recently been working to bring new interest into the city and […]