The Duomo is one of Catania's greatest sights. The facade dates from the Baroque rebuilding of the town, although some of the earlier church did survive the earthquake.
In the centre is a much-photographed eighteenth-century lava statue of an elephant, supporting an Egyptian obelisk. The Duomo...

The Segesta Temple looks as if it were built yesterday. Segesta's ancient Greek temple can make a valid claim to being the best preserved in the world, and its amphitheatre boasts a hilltop position on Mount Barbaro second to none. The archeological site, about seventy kilometers southwest of...

Selinunte was one of the most important of the Greek colonies in Sicily, situated on the southwest coast of that island, at the mouth of the small river of the same name, and 6.5 km west of that of the Hypsas (the modern Belice River). It was founded, according to historian Thucydides, by a...

The scenic coastal town is famous for its Norman cathedral and the ruins of a hilltop fortress, but Cefalù boasts a special patrimony that is far more ancient. So far as we know, the town itself was founded by Carthaginians but soon colonised by Greeks. The former had succeeded the Sicans, one...

The Valley of the Temples is an unmissable aspect of your visit to Agrigento. The archaeological area of the temples, which stands just outside the modern city, has been inserted into the UNESCO National Heritage list of locations. A wonderful walking tour has been created which highlights the...