Europe is always changing – and Sicily’s capital, Palermo, is a fine example of this. For years, Palermo’s touristic reputation was tarnished by labels like gritty, run-down, polluted, traffic-clogged ...

European travel expert Rick Steves says tourists should visit this rather macabre attraction found in Italy that houses ...

Palermo's Vucciria Market is a great place to sample street food, and the neighbourhood is ripe for after-hours exploring.Cameron Hewitt One thing I enjoy about my work is getting my outdated ...

One thing I enjoy about returning to a destination is the chance to update the outdated impressions I’ve held in my mind from previous visits. Europe is always changing — and on my last visit to ...

Sicily’s pizza rivals Naples’ as Italy’s best. It may lack the Botticellis, Guccis, and touristic icons of Venice, Florence, or Rome, but Sicily still packs a punch. This island is home to some of ...

This tour of Sicilian highlights starts in Palermo, where we'll sing with the merchants in the markets, join locals in their passeggiata, drop in on a contessa, and marvel at the Romanesque cathedral ...

The Italian island of Sicily is – perhaps more than any corner of Europe – a layer cake of civilizations. On one island, visitors can marvel at a well-preserved Greek temple, admire the glittering ...