Monreale is the main attraction outside Palermo. Having grown up since the 13th century around the Benedectine monastery on the site, the current appearance of the town is Baroque, but it clusters round one of the rarest jewels of Italy’s […]
Enna is known as Sicily’s “Belvedere” (lookout point): it is located on high hill in the heart of the island, among fertile hills. Enna, has retained its historic appearance. Its architecture and layout still have a somber medieval feel, only […]
The Arabs built the Royal Palace in Palermo over the ruins of a Roman fort in the 11th century. In the following century was enlarged and became the Royal Palace of the Norman King Roger II, with Arabs architects and […]
In at least two significant periods, artists and scientists played a leading role in the long eventful history of Sicily. The outstanding figure was Archimedes, born in Syracuse in 287 BC and on intimate terms with the ruler Hieron II. […]
Sperlinga seems to have been pushed against a spectacular rock face, its parallel streets on different levels connected by steps. In the eastern section, right up to against the sandstone cliff, plenty troglodytic cave dwellings have been carved out. Until […]
The Pretoria fountain is on a slightly higher level then via Maqueda. Located in the middle of Palermo’s most intriguing square, It was designed in 1522 by Tuscan sculptor Francesco Camilliani for the garden of a florentine villa and was […]
