Via Butera seen from the Chain Wall. The left-hand end of this row of stately houses contains Lampedusa's former residence, the Palazzo...

The Alhambra Palace in Granada is justly famed for its wonderful architecture, standing out as the best preserved Moorish palace complex...

Andy's translation of Alejandro Luque's The Sicilian Defence has just been released (30/06/14) by the publisher, Kadalu. It is a...

As from 30th March 2014, our book, Sicily: A Literary Guide for Travellers (9781780767949), will be available in bookshops and from...

Our initial idea was to post some photographs of literary figures or characters portrayed in statue or sculpture throughout Sicily. We...

Sicilian wine has an increasingly good reputation, as evidenced by Robert Camuto’s excellent book, Palmento. In fact, his text provides...

Driving around Sicily it's impossible not to notice the abundance of beautiful flora, especially in the spring, although each season has...

Commissario Montalbano is a devotee of Sicilian cooking; the regional, earthy sort still practised, mercifully, by households and...

In tribute to all those writers supported by their faithful cats, this section will be added to from time to time with pictures of...