Dear Barbara, Of all the places I ever dreamed of visiting, Syracuse is the one with the most poetic name. It's something about the syllables that echoes like a forgotten melody in my...

If you visit the eastern part of Sicily (where Catania, Taormina, and Syracuse are), you should try to take a tour to Mount Etna. The volcano has a significant impact on Sicily's...

Dear Barbara, Etna's shadow constantly covers Catania. The volcano seems to have more than one role in the city. No matter where you walk in Catania, you can still catch glimpses of that...

Taormina: the name sounds exotic, dramatic, and slightly snobby.There is a reason for that: Taormina is one of the most famous places in Italy -and definitely the pearl of Sicily. It actually...