• Rice zeppole

    Sicilian rice zeppole (a sweet treat originating in Catania) are rice fritters invented by the nuns of the Benedictine Monastery [...]

  • Pesce Stocco ‘a ghiotta o alla Messinese

    Pesce stocco ‘a ghiotta o alla Messinese is an extraordinary […]

  • Sfinci di Ricotta

    The Sfinci recipe is one of the oldest in Sicily. Sicilians, like all southerners, love to fry and, especially at [...]

  • The Palatine Chapel

    The Palatine Chapel is a site that alone makes a visit to Palermo worthwhile. Begun in 1130, the year of [...]

  • Scicli

    A sumptuous and opulent town in the Val di Noto, Scicli (in the province of Ragusa) is a must-see item [...]

  • Ski mountaineering

    Etna, the roof of the Mediterranean, with its 3340 m height, majestically dominates the north-eastern part of the island, and [...]

  • La Via dei Castelli dell’Etna

    The Via dei Castelli dell'Etna is an itinerary of art, history, beautiful landscapes and traditions. The stars of the route are [...]

  • The Carnival in Sicily

    The Carnival in Sicily has very ancient origins; it is the feast of abundance and binge eating before the Lent [...]

  • Caltagirone

    "Caltagirone (...) The tuffaceous scenery of the town unfolds, full of houses and palazzi, punctuated by the hundred bell towers [...]