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Sicily is one of the pearls of the Mediterranean. From Messina to Palermo, passing from San Vito lo Capo, Taormina, and the Scala dei Turchi in Agrigento. What you are about to read is an on-the-road tour that in a week, or at most 10 days, will take you to discover the best Sicilian stops. Here are the best stops on the island South of Italy. 10....

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The Italian region of Sicily has unveiled plans to co-finance film and television productions with a fund of €10.8m ($11.6m) in a bid to boost employment and tourism on the island. The fund will be managed by the Sicily Film Commission and will cover up to 20% of total production costs. The amount covers the 2022-23 period and will be allocated to...

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Lampedusa is an island that is part of the Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, closer to Africa than to Italy: of limestone origins, known for its Caribbean beaches, flora, marine fauna and the warm welcome of the islanders, here’s what to see to spend a dream weekend! Lampedusa is famous above all for its wonderful beaches, some easily reach...

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Sicily has been the object of desire of many conquerors throughout history. A strategic location between three continents, it has attracted many kingdoms. Greece and Rome fought Carthage for control here and won. The Muslims were also here in the 10th and 11th centuries. The Normans (Vikings) and after them the Holy Roman Empire, France, Spain, and...

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There is light at the end of the tunnel for overseas travel again as borders begin to reopen, and there are plenty of tunnels to pass through in Europe. Many years ago when our family travelled around Italy by car our young children were so fascinated with the tunnels that they started recording the number we passed through. As there were so many t...

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New technologies have enabled us to travel even by just moving a finger on our smartphones. Here tourism has become somewhat virtual. And we have noticed it in these two years of lockdown and pandemic. Enabling it was the innovation introduced in 2007, just 15 years ago, by Google, which after changing our lives with the Maps application, launched...

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In Italy in addition to the two main islands there are many other small islands a must visit. One of the most particular is Pantelleria the largest of the smaller islands of Sicily. Here you can find out where this island is and also know what to do and see in this tourist resort. In particular, you will discover the most beautiful beaches of the i...

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One of the most beautiful areas of Sicily is located along the island's eastern coast, the Riviera dei Ciclopi: this is a land where history and legend come together, enwrapping every place and village with fantastic and fascinating stories, from that of Aeneas, who landed here to save his friend Achaemenides, to that of Jupiter, who hung the bodie...

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Looking to explore the food of Catania? It’s one of Sicily’s most delectable food cities and definitely one for your Italy food bucket list!Hidden in the shadows of Mt. Etna, and overlooking the azure Ionian Sea, is the second largest city of Sicily — Catania. After the 1693 earthquake, Catania was rebuilt with wide market streets, towering buildin...

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The history of Sicily is full of historical events, dominations and cultural traditions which for millennia have followed one another and have contributed to build the identity of the island and of its inhabitants. An identity which has been inevitably transferred in the gastronomic culture as well and which has led to the birth of countless dishes...

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