A British couple bid €5,000 (£4,200) to win an abandoned house in Sicily they had never seen before — and now they have three years to renovate it or risk losing it.

As far as eccentric trips go, it’s hard to beat the allure of travelling to Sicily by train. Imagine pressing your nose up to ...

ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA in Agrigento, Italy, designed by architect Hugo Demetz, is an example of bioarchitecture, creating a ...

The megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5 million years ago was so huge and fast that it shaped the landscape of ...

A board game modelled on the mafia conflicts that raged in Sicily in the 1980s has sparked outrage in Italy. The sister of Giovanni Falcone, an anti-mafia judge who was murdered, described the game as ...

Sicily is made for dropping off the map - and there's no better place than on the beaches of the island's southern coast.

Many rural Italian towns are offering properties for 1 euro in an effort to revitalize their communities. Host Lisa Mullins ...

I’ve never forgotten that day or the amazing feeling of serendipity when so many things seemed to click in place.

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Palermo in Sicily has earned the title of Italy's capital for "digital nomads," referring to remote workers and startup ...

Italy is the birthplace of the Renaissance. It boasts works by legendary artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, ...

Measures amounting to a total of €10 million will be implemented over the next two years in a bid to stem the spread of an ...