An earthquake devastated the Sicilian village of Salemi in 1968, killing 200 people and reducing thousands of buildings to rubble. Down the hill, a faceless modern city sprung up in the village's ...

With a rich and varied landscape, plenty of sunshine all-year round and a fascinating history, the island of Sicily really does have something for everyone. Where you decide to set up base depends on ...

IF YOU are planning to visit Sicily for your next vacation, you must be wondering if you should choose a luxury villa or a traditional hotel or resort accommodation. Well, both options have their own ...

I am definitely a hotel kind of gal. A week with friends in the Greek islands, though—my first real holiday in at least a decade—called for something else: a villa. But what did this hotel junkie know ...

I slept in one of Don Arcangelo all’Olmo’s bedrooms, floating as if in a dream between Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea. Don Arcangelo all’ Olmo, or L’Olmo, as he is affectionately referred to, is ...

For all that’s been said about Sicily, the ancient island remains an enigma. Thousands of years of conflict over this Mediterranean jewel means that everything—the art, architecture, cuisine, attitude ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelina Villa-Clarke is a London-based travel journalist. Lockdowns and isolation has led many of us to develop an aversion to ...