Siracusa
Share Your Italian Story: Long-life love for Italy, romantic Syracuse and "would you marry me"!
As the coach sped across the plains of the Po valley, there was something serene in the view outside that pleased my eye...
Read MoreAndrea Bocelli at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse
The famous tenor will perform for charity in his only European summer stop.
Read MorePatti Chiari - a place called Syracuse
Buongiorno a tutti and I hope you are feeling festive. If an Italian Christmas is special, a Sicilian one is a feast worthy of all the kings in Christendom and beyond, so I thought I’d share my memories of my first Sicilian Christmas with all of you...
Read MoreEnvironment Ministers define G8 talking points
Group of Eight environment ministers on Friday agreed on a set of measures regarding climate change, biodiversity and the 'green economy' in the final document of an environment meeting here that will be discussed by leaders at the main G8 summit in July.
Read More'Expectations heightened', WWF
Environmental group WWF said Wednesday that the first day of the Group of Eight environment summit had ''notably heightened'' its expectations.
Read MoreSanta Lucia of Syracuse, Sicily
From 13-20 December, the city of Siracusa in Sicily celebrates "La Festa di Santa Lucia," the Feast of Saint Lucy, the patron saint of the blind. You may have seen Santa Lucia in paintings--she's the one holding out a plate with two eyeballs on it.
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