Greeks settled in this corner of land, calling it Zancle, which means sickle, due to the shape of its natural harbor. Its current name derives from Messenia, the Greek town of the colonists who later populated it.
Vittorio Emanuele Theatre – Messina
From the Munizione Theatre (1827) to the Vittorio Emanuele Royal Theatre (1900), the glorious history of this venue tells an [...]
Festa del SS Crocifisso di Aracoeli and the Processione dei Babbaluti
In San Marco D’Alunzio, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy in the province of Messina, the Festa del [...]
Sicily’s Vie Francigene
They're called Sicily's Vie Francigene and, like those which led from France to Rome, they're ancient roads travelled by pilgrims [...]
Sailing in Sicily
Sun, sea and wind in the stern. In Sicily, a boating holiday is an experience to be enjoyed at the [...]
Carnival in Sicily: traditions, masks, and flavors between satire and folklore
Carnival in Sicily is an ancient and overwhelming celebration, combining gastronomy, popular theater, traditional masks, and collective rituals. From Sciacca [...]
Windsurfing in Sicily
Windsurfing in Sicily? With over 1000 km of coastline, you'll be spoilt for choice! At the end of the 1980s, two [...]
Caponata (Sicilian saucy aubergine salad)
From the Spanish "caponada", the word "caponata" derives from "capone", the name given in some parts of Sicily to the [...]
The villages of Sicily, among the most beautiful in Italy
Sicily's villages, the most beautiful in Italy, reveal the face of a Sicily that is less well-known and perhaps for [...]
Writers’ itinerary
Sicilian literature is never provincial, even in the case of the so-called minor writers, especially since they had real European [...]
