Her family came from Castellammare del Golfo in Sicily, and Asaro's Italian heritage was very important to her, according to her daughter Kerry Riege. "It was her identity. She loved to cook and ...

Sicilian politics at all levels have come together to promote Sicily at the BIT, the International Tourism Exchange ...

Danilo Dolci was born in Friuli, but called Trappeto, Sicily, home. Here, he became a champion for people’s rights.

Mount Etna, the tallest and most active volcano in Europe, is currently erupting, leaving travellers bound for the Italian island of Sicily worried. The latest eruption began on 11 February ...

The best way to get around Sicily is by train, as it allows you to quickly and affordably get from the island's various cities while still enjoying the scenery. Be sure to validate your ticket ...

Despite its evident yearning for crimes of the past, the Mafia in Sicily is still a force to be reckoned with, warns anti-mafia prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia: "Cosa nostra is alive and present." ...

Jumbled deposits of rock found on the top of hills in south-east Sicily were left by the megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean sea 5 million years – the largest known flooding event in Earth ...

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey” will be partly filmed in Sicily which, according to scholars, was a location for Odysseus’ wanderings in the epic composed by Homer around ...

A British couple bid €5,000 (£4,200) to win an abandoned house in Sicily they had never seen before — and now they have three years to renovate it or risk losing it. Lyndsey and Rob Mosley ...

If you're looking for a beachside retreat to help cure those January blues, we've taken a look at just some of the dreamy holiday destinations you could be jetting off to this summer ...

Over 70% of Sicily's 8,000 annual wildfires are linked to arson. The Mafia benefits from firefighting contracts and renewable energy projects on burned land, urging a shift towards prevention methods.