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The White Lotus Season 2: Stunning Locations in Sunny Sicily

White Lotus Season 2 features gorgeous and mysterious Sicily. Learn more about the amazing hotels and villas in Taormina, Noto, and Palermo where you ...

Four Seasons Adds Two New Properties in Southern Italy

Stays

Four Seasons has taken ownership of an historic hotel in Sicily and has broken ground on a seaside property in Puglia.

Sicily

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, located off the southwestern coast of Italy. The Strait of Messina, a small, churning ...

Searching for Italy: All the Places Stanley Tucci Went in Season 1

Film & Media

"Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy" is the perfect cure for wanderlust. Here is a comprehensive guide to all the places he visits in Season 1.

Mount Etna

Sicily

Mount Etna, located in eastern Sicily in the province of Catania, is the tallest mountain in Italy south of the Alps, the most active volcano in ...

The Triumph of Death: Mysterious Plague Painting in Palermo

Art and Architecture

Throughout the long, lonely months of our modern pandemic, I've been thinking about a dark and mysterious painting in Palermo known as "The Triumph ...

Designer Outlets in Italy: Where to Shop for Discounts

Shopping

Italy is renowned for its designer fashions. Learn more about outlet shopping in Italy and how to make a discount shopping spree part of your travel ...

Go For the Gold: The Gorgeous Golden Mosaics of Palermo, Monreale, & Cefalù

Art and Architecture

Sicily has some of the most gorgeous golden mosaics in the world. Here's where to see these UNESCO World Heritage sights in Palermo, Monreale, and ...

The Best Things to Eat in Palermo, Sicily

Culture & Living

I Can't Believe I Ate All of That On Such a Short Trip

Palermo, Sicily: 2018 Italian Capital of Culture

Italy News

Congratulations to the city of Palermo, which has been awarded the distinction of Italian Capital of Culture for 2018. The Italian Culture Ministry ...

Three Italian Villages Where You Can Buy a House for Less Than A Cup of Coffee

Italy News

The Daily Mail reports on three depopulated Italian towns -- Gangi (Sicily), Carrega Ligure (Piedmont), and Lecce nei Marsi (Abruzzo) -- that are ...

Ancient Aphrodite Sculpture Back in Sicily

Art and Architecture

On Tuesday, the Museo Archeologico di Morgantina, a small archeological museum in Aidone (Enna), Sicily, held an inauguration for the repatriation of ...

A Bribe-Free Holiday in Sicily

Sicily

The brave work of the anti-mafia organization AddioPizzo.org was recently brought to my attention. "Addio Pizzo" means "Goodbye, Pizzo," the latter ...

Carnival in Italy: Floats, Parades, and Other Carnevale Celebrations

Culture & Living

Carnevale is celebrated throughout Italy, not just in Venice. Learn more about Italy's most popular carnival cities and traditions.

Spain Conquers Italy

Destinations

Large parts of Italy were once united under the Spanish flag, with conquests in Naples and Sicily by the houses of Aragon and Bourbon, among others. ...