Great Local Tour Guides in Sicily and Sardinia

The Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia are filled with centuries of treasures. The best way to see them? With a great local tour guide...we have a bunch to recommend.

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Learn from the Masters of Sicilian Cuisine at These Sicily Cooking Schools

Our writer says: "I think Sicily is enormously appealing, intoxicating even, and above and beyond the island's natural beauty, history, traditions and cultural attractions, I love its cuisine, also quite distinct from the other regional cuisines of Italy. Spending part of a visit to Sicily in a cooking school is therefore a kind of paradiso."

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Trapani, Mazara and Marsala Sicily: Where to Stay, Eat and Dine and What to Buy

Visiting Western Sicily near Trapani? We have all the details you need to stay at a historic vineyard, visit the salt pans, dine on cous cous and cannoli, go kite surfing, taste Marsala wine, view The Dancing Satyr of Mazara and much more.

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Sicily Sojourn: Trapani, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo

If your travels bring you to Western Sicily, don't miss the beaches, the salt pans and two favorite stops are the under-the-tourist-radar towns of Marsala and Mazara del Vallo. They're perfect to slip into your Trapani itinerary to add some spice to your days there?

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Contemporary Art at Sicily’s Farm Cultural Park

A collection of abandoned stone houses in the historic center of a rural town in Sicily have been turned into a center for art and culture. Read on for details on how you too can enjoy this local favorite cultural meeting spot.

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Sicily’s Siracusa: Almost Grecian

Siracusa, once one of the great powers of the Western world, is absent from lists of most visited places in Italy. That's a shame, but it's good news for those of us who love history and prefer to avoid invading tourist hordes.

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Explore the Seaside Paradiso of Cefalu Sicily

Captured in the Oscar-winning film Cinema Paradiso, this beautiful fishing village is on a rocky crescent of the northern coast of Sicily 50 miles to the east of
Palermo - perfect for a daytrip or longer visit.

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New Italy Hotels to Check Out and Check Into

New luxury hotel in Florence...More airport choices at Malpensa...Fashion house to open Milan hotel...Hilton adds another lodging option in Palermo...Two new golf resorts

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Recommended Rental Agencies, Apartments and Villas in Italy

The best part of this special report - a listing of over 50 agencies, apartments and villas that we've tried and like - from apartments rentals in Rome to villas overlooking the Amalfi Coast.

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In Brief…Italian Travel News

There is a new Hilton to open in Bologna in the near future. Read on to find out the details on how to get the best airfares to Italy and how to get your hands on a new mafia guidebook for tourists.

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