Sicily Travel Guide

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Sicily has beckoned seafaring wanderers since the trials of Odysseus were first sung in Homer's Odyssey—perhaps the world's first travel guide. Strategically poised between Europe and Africa, this mystical land of three corners and a fiery volcano once hosted two of the most enlightened capitals of the West—one Greek, in Siracusa, and one Arab-Norman, in Palermo. The island has been a melting pot of every great civilization on the Mediterranean: Greek and Roman; then Arab and Norman; and finally French, Spanish, and Italian. Today the ancient ports of call peacefully fuse the remains of sackings past: graceful Byzantine mosaics stand adjacent to Greek temples, Roman amphitheaters, Romanesque cathedrals, and baroque flights of fancy.

Sicily Hotels

The high-quality hotels tend to be limited to the major cities and resorts of Palermo, Catania, Taormina, Siracusa, and Agrigento, along with the odd beach...read more

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Sicily Restaurants

Sicilian cuisine is one of the oldest in existence, with records of cooking competitions dating to 600 BC. Food in Sicily today reflects the island's unique...read more

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Things To Do in Sicily

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Sicily Experiences

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A walk on Siracusa's Ortygia Island: Classical ruins rub elbows with faded seaside palaces and fish markets in Sicily's most beautiful port city... Read more
Sweet Sicily

Sicily is famous for its desserts, none more than the wonderful cannoli (cannolo is the singular), whose delicate pastry shell and just-sweet-enough... Read more
Prizzi's Honor

Buried in the heart of Mafia country (22 km [14 mi] west of Lercara Friddi, which gave the world the mobster Lucky Luciano), Prizzi, population... Read more