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“Monumenta” Video Installation Mixes Modern with Ancient in Sicily’s Valley of the Temples

On Saturday, the 19th of May 2012, Italian video installation artist Fabrizio Plessi will light up the Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) in Agrigento, Sicily...

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The Villa of the Monsters in Bagheria

Bagheria, once the playground of rich aristocrats from Palermo, hides a fantastical secret. At the heart of the urban sprawl...

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Fish Markets in Palermo: Stuffed Squid Recipe

I have always thought that markets are a fantastic source of inspiration and the perfect subject for infinite shots. They truly fascinate me revealing the true spirit of a town...

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In Search of Magna Graecia

During my last visit to Italy I was on a mission: to track down the ancient Greeks. Why? Because, during earlier trips to Apulia, and Calabria I discovered villages, where a form of Greek was still spoken.

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The On Screen Sicily of Inspector Montalbano

Andrea Camilleri’s detective novels, featuring the irascible yet warm-hearted Inspector Montalbano, have long been international best-sellers.

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New Etna Eruption

Yesterday Mount Etna, in Sicily, spat out lava and produced a dense ash plume that extended further afield, stopping flights at Catania's Fontanarossa airport.

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Share your Italian Book: Romancing in Sicily

From the fragrance of the jasmine and juniper bushes to the cobalt-blue sky, everything in Sicily, especially Love and Lust, are so much more vivid, so much more intense…

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Sicily's Sumptuous Festivals

Sicily has a pretty impressive gastronomic calendar, with most villages holding their own food or wine festivals – which in Italian are called sagre – to celebrate the wonderful produce of each region...

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Three Killed in Messina Mudslides

A 10-year-old boy is among the dead after torrential rains hit Sicily.

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Sicily Bans Soda in Schools

Instead of fizzy drinks, students will have a range of locally produced juices to choose from.

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