History and Myth in Sicily's Trapani and Erice
I’d bet good money that anyone who visits Trapani leaves with a lower heart rate. In this small port city on the northwestern coast of Sicily,…
Italy: Sicily
Sicily's Favignana Island: Swimming in the Waters of Antiquity
Sicilian beaches make regular resorts seem bland. Consider Favignana, the largest of Sicily’s Egadi Islands. Here you can bask in the Cala Rossa, where the…
Traveling Sicily Without a Car
For the first time visitor, planning a trip to Sicily can feel daunting. Most guidebooks recommend renting a car, but a Sicilian road trip poses…
Norman Sicily: The Cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale
When Richard the Lionheart and the Crusaders stopped in Sicily en route to Jerusalem, they found a startlingly cosmopolitan society. Christian women wore the latest…
A Guide to Palermo’s Architectural Curiosities
I made it less than five minutes on Palermo’s Via Maqueda before I had to stop and do a slow 360-degree turn. On either side…
Building Back Baroque in Ragusa, Sicily
If your city was leveled by an earthquake, would you rebuild in the same spot or start fresh on the next hill over? This was…
Ortigia, the Ancient Greek Heart of Syracuse
On our first morning in Syracuse, we stumbled to the nearest cafe for coffee and a bite to eat. Sunlight streamed onto the tables outside…