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The Leopard is a sweeping, six-part series adaptation of  Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's classic Il Gattopardo, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest Italian novels of all time. The book, set in his native Sicily during the unification of Italy in the late nineteenth century, was an international bestseller, and has been translated i...

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The ticking of typewriter keys, constant like the stream of thoughts racing through the mind and eyes of a reporter as they translated events witnessed just hours before into words, was the unmistakable soundtrack that filled newspaper offices until the arrival of computers and their quieter keyboards. The passion and commitment, however, remain th...

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The lure of Sicily has inspired a number of tales: scenes from Francis Ford Coppola’s Oscar-award winning movie, The Godfather; the untamed coastline that informed Homer’s Odyssey; and, most recently, the alluring vacation scandals that ensued on HBO’s The White Lotus. But beyond the evocative stories that have brought this southern Mediterranean i...

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In the evening, we would get into the car and drive to the curve or straight stretch we had scouted out in the days before. Armed with blankets—the spring nights were still chilly, especially in those mountainous or hilly areas—we would park and lower the seats of the cars only some of us owned, settling in to sleep. But not before sinking our teet...

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Italy rarely needs an introduction. Great wine? Check. Fresh, vibrant food? Practically the country’s calling card. Fabulous places to stay? Of course. However, combining all three in one property, filtered for responsible farming and winemaking practices and a general ethos of sustainable hospitality, proves a bit harder. Fortunately, we’ve done t...

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Gibellina (Sicily) has been selected as the Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2026, emerging victorious among five finalist cities. The Ministry of Culture made this selection after carefully evaluating 23 applications, highlighting Gibellina's project titled "Bring Me the Future." Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli stated, "The city is the qui...

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The Ottobrata Zafferanese is one of the most important gastronomic festivals in southern Italy, held every Sunday in October in the town of Zafferana Etnea, located on the eastern slopes of Mount Etna. This year, the 44th edition took place on the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th of October. It’s an event that combines food, culture, and tradition, drawin...

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I keep a sesame biscotto in my freezer that is now going on 14 years old. It was from the last batch made by my Nonna, and somewhere in my mind if that petrified rock of lemon-scented flour, oil, sugar and eggs still exists, so does she.   On my mother’s side of the family, we are Sephardic Jews from Sicily. We were there 2,000 years ago when Greek...

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Many medieval villages in Italy are beautiful, and many are proclaimed to be the most beautiful. However, the enchanting village of Gangi, located in the Madonie Mountains in Sicily's hinterlands, can say confidently and with proof that it really is one of the most beautiful. In 2014, it was awarded the prestigious title of "Il Borgo dei Borghi" (T...

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Like many parts of Italy, Sicily has enjoyed a boom in tourism since the pandemic with more than five-and-a-half million visitors turning up in 2023, reports Regione Siciliana. The television series, The White Lotus Season 2, filmed in various parts of Sicily was an accelerator, although the enduring charms of Italy’s largest island—Baroque towns b...

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