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Like many people, Lucy Laucht felt her life shift the first time she went to southern Italy. The photographer — originally from the UK but by then living in New York — had been to Milan once for work, but in 2016 she had what she calls her “first proper trip”: Capri and the Amalfi Coast. “I so clearly remember that first experience,” she says. “Lan...

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Sicily is a land of a thousand faces, filled with cultural influences and scenic wonders that make it a rich tourist treasure chest suited to the needs of every traveler. It is therefore suitable not only for vacations of a seaside nature, but also for magnificent tours through history and art, by virtue of the many beauties within its vast territo...

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Founded in the 4th century BC, Taormina overlooks the Ionian Sea from its lofty perch, enchanting visitors with its archaeological sites, natural corners, exquisite cuisine, cultural scene, and entertainment. There's a reason why it is one of Italy's most beloved tourist destinations. Here, we give you seven compelling motivations. Find them all in...

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Myths, legends, and stories define the landscape of the Strait of Messina. The most literary stretch of sea, celebrated by poets and writers, perpetuates the ritual of traditional fishing in the Strait, recently included in the Slow Food Presidia. Here, where the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas meet, Calabria and Sicily attempt to embrace, watched over...

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Dry, dusty fields, rationed water, unforgiving clear skies: Sicily continues to languish, stricken by drought. In the last few hours, however, a report by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology has aired a potential solution: the discovery of a huge underground reservoir, set deep in the heart of the island, between 800 and 2100 meter...

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The boom in American tourism has been touching all Mediterranean countries for some time now. American travelers in Spain grew by 14.6 % in a single year, in Portugal by 34.2 %, and in Greece by nearly 30 %.At home, record tourism numbers are more than just a trophy to show off. Tthe boom in tourism is practically holding the Italian economy up. “I...

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Italian-born researcher Valentina Greco has been elected president of the International Society for Stem Cell (Isscr), the world's largest stem cell scientific society. Valentina Greco, was born in Palermo in 1972 and at the university in the Sicilian city she graduated in Molecular Biology. Today she leads a research group at the Yale School of Me...

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You’ve no doubt heard that homes throughout Italy are being sold off from €1 (85p/$1.07), in a bid to breathe new life into some of the country’s oldest towns and villages, but have you ever heard of anyone who actually bought and renovated one? Well, now you have.  Read on to meet Meredith Tabbone, a financial advisor from Chicago, USA, who undert...

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The 2024 grape harvest has officially started in Italy. As often happens, Sicily kicks off what is one of the longest harvest periods in Europe, with grape picking continuing in various Italian regions until late October, or even early November.  Cantina Settesoli, a large cooperative in the province of Agrigento managing 6,000 hectares of vineyard...

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As the name says, a "house museum" is a habitation or palazzo that has been transformed into a museum. It could have been the abode of illustrious gentlemen, or of common citizens, site of familiar intimacy or a center of power: that which renders a house museum exceptional is its capacity to re-enact or represent the life that was, the traditions...

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