There’s a reason so many tourists get swept up by a visit to Italy, the country is transcendent. Bursting at the seams with dramatic countryside and dripping with history, sightseeing in Italy is as easy as breathing. I mean, think about Rome, Venice, Florence, etc. The list goes on. Let’s not forget the country’s food too!
Despite my enduring excitement to travel around Sicily, there was one major destination I wasn’t overly anticipating. Palermo may be the capital city of Sicily, but I must admit I had an unflattering image of …
History is always a good way to lure me to a destination and the island of Sicily has it in great supply. Besides the gorgeous mosaics at Villa Romana del Casale, the other major historical …
After hearing such rave reviews of Villa Romana del Casale, I just knew I had to try to visit when in Sicily. To make that happen, the easiest way to get there seemed to be …
To me, the best travel recommendation is one for a place of which you’ve never even heard. And that’s exactly how I learned of Villa Romana del Casale when getting recommendations for my Sicily trip. …
Sicily is a place that’s guaranteed to deliver tourists some jaw-dropping scenery. If my posts on Sicily show you anything, I’m sure it’s that. And yet, among the various scenic places I visited around the …
When planning my trip to Sicily, I thought I knew all the main places I should visit. But the town of Castellammare del Golfo should have been on that list and it wasn’t. Lucky for …
Italy is home to many regions that are full of places to explore. And yet the island of Sicily seems to take things to a whole new level. That I spent a month visiting Sicily …
Architecture probably isn’t the first thing people think of when they picture Sicily. And yet, there’s a corner of the Italian island that’s famed for its all-encompassing Baroque architecture. Known as Sicily’s Baroque Trail, this …
Chances are, if you’re heading to the east coast of Sicily, you’re going to visit Taormina. Besides Mount Etna, this small seaside town may well be the most popular tourist destination this side of Sicily. …
Italy has such a long list of places to visit, that even a beautiful city like Trieste can go mostly unnoticed. The eastern city of Trieste lacks the kind of recognition you’d find with Florence, …