Since the word “sud” translates to “south” in both Italian and French, it’s a fitting moniker for a novel arts and antique shop on Magazine Street. Sud (4021 Magazine St.) celebrates Sicily, Italy, ...

When travel writer Keahey first visited Sicily in 1986, he discovered that it hardly resembled the bucolic images of peasant men and women hauling huge piles of newly harvested grapes or of donkey ...

Also known as the Royal Palace, the Palazzo dei Normanni is the oldest royal residence in Europe. Now home to the Sicilian ...

Relations between Italy and Los Angeles’ J. Paul Getty Museum seemed to be smoothing when Sicily lent the museum antiquities for a major exhibition, “Sicily: Art and Invention Between Greece and Rome.

For my sojourn I was lucky to stay with a friend in her grandparents’ hometown of Terrasini. Just 19 miles west of Palermo, the small seaside city doesn’t suffer from the afflictions of tourism, is ...

Agrigento is one of Sicily’s hidden gems. It offers historical and cultural riches as well as culinary delights in a ...

Beloved destinations often have overlooked histories. Mic dives into how the past shapes what travelers see today. There's a Sicilian dessert that my Siracusa-born mother used to rhapsodize about.

Margaret Balistreri Cesarini was just a teenager when she moved from Sicily to San Diego around 50 years ago. She’s been back to her home country about 15 times since then. The trips are an experience ...

Sicily is one of the pearls of southern Italy, the cradle of Mediterranean culture and home to Mount Etna, temples, archeological sites, rugged mountainside, beautiful beaches and major cities such as ...

In a cinematic landscape often dominated by formulaic romances, “Sicilian Holiday” emerges as a breath of fresh Mediterranean air. This enchanting film, directed by Michela Scolari, offers a profound ...

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