What to do in Sicily

Church of San Giovannello

It is a spectacular open-air church in the heart of Ortigia, Syracuse, which was once the synagogue of the Jewish quarter.

Cathedral of Noto

It is one of the greatest symbols of Sicilian Baroque that was elevated to Basilica Minor in 2012. It stands at the top of a wide flight of steps and is dedicated to St. Nicholas.

Chocolate and its city: Modica

Where cocoa is processed as it was in Aztec times

Cathedral of St. George, Ragusa

The Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa Ibla is one of the most striking works of Sicilian Baroque. It features a "tower-like" facade that incorporates the bell tower and a 43-meter-high dome.

Fondaco Cuba. A Wonder to be Saved

It looks like an abandoned farmhouse among the fields of the Sicilian hinterland, but it is a very old post station, an inn that even hosted a king and queen.

The Civic Museum of Castellana Sicula and the archaeological area

In the Madonie Mountains, Castellana Sicula holds a thousand surprises...nestled in exuberant vegetation, a civic museum holds mysterious Roman hypogea and archaeological and ethnoanthropological collections

Portella della Ginestra

Memories of a tragic May Day in the heart of Sicily

Sicilian Cassata

A "large, round bowl" (Quas'at in Arabic) was needed for this ancient dessert. Sponge cake, ricotta cheese, chocolate chunks and candied fruit to celebrate the Easter tradition in Palermo

The Oasis and Lake of Piana degli Albanesi in Sicily

Sicily's oldest reservoir, an incredible naturalistic oasis ringed by mountains in a welcoming, water-rich territory, which Albanian exiles elected as their new homeland in the 15th century

Ariadne's Labyrinth

A path that is a work of art

Borgo Parrini

If only Gaudi could see it

Trapani's Procession of Mysteries

For over 400 years in Trapani, from Good Friday to Holy Saturday, 20 sculptural groups - the Way of the Cross - have been moving from the Church of the Anime del Purgatorio through the city streets in the Procession of Mysteries!