The best hotels in Sicily for luxury retreats, beach stays and family holidays - From a luxury beach resort to an off-grid ...

In Sicily, Palermo, Syracuse and Catania, the three main cities on the Italian island, are attractive destinations for their history and heritage. Baroque palaces or ancient remains, Ionian or ...

Since Sicily is surrounded by water ... while slower regional trains can get you to other cities like Ragusa, Agrigento and Syracuse. It takes about three hours between the main stations in ...

Italy has no shortage of beautiful coastal towns and breathtaking beaches, but this one spot in Sicily is truly remarkable.

Rather than permitting us to return to nearby Sicily, the Italian Coast Guard orders us to the port of Crotone to disembark ...

A virgin and martyr of Syracuse in Sicily, whose feast is celebrated on December 13th. According to the tradition, Saint Lucy was born of rich and noble parents in the year 283. Her father was of ...

Born in Syracuse, Sicily (then part of Greece), in about 287 B.C., Archimedes traveled to Egypt at the age of 18 to study at the great library of Alexandria. Upon completing his studies ...

St. Lucia (loo-see-ah) was born in Syracuse, Sicily in the 400th century, A.D. There are several myths around this saint. Lucia wanted to devote her life to helping the poor and serving God. She ...

Located on the oldest part of Syracuse on the island of Ortigia ... the low-lying eco-conscious architecture of ADLER Spa Resort of Sicily is very stylish. However, it isn’t all about ...

Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist and inventor born sometime around 287 B.C. in the Greek colony of Syracuse in Sicily. He is known to this day for his statement: “Give me a lever ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — After this week’s fan vote, Bishop Grimes sophomore Sicily Shaffer is the girls basketball player of the ...

For those looking for history and culture, cities like Taormina, Ragusa and Syracuse show off the foundations of Sicily through its architecture and museums. Active travellers will find the ...