Sicily holidays
Relaxed old-school glamour: springtime in Cefalù, Sicily
With its extraordinary architecture, maze-like streets and ever-present sunshine, it’s no accident that so many film-makers have used the town as a location
Laura Coffey
09, Mar, 2024 @7:30 AM
‘We came away awestruck’: 13 writers on Europe’s hidden treasures, from Chagall in Kent to Rome’s secret Caravaggios
David Bowie’s Berlin bolthole and the world’s most stolen artwork in Ghent are among the cultural icons that our writers have long wished to visit
Max Benato, Paul Tierney, Andy Pietrasik, Kate Abbott, Dixe Wills, Jess Cartner-Morley, Rachel Dixon, Claire Wrathall, Oliver Wainwright, Phoebe Taplin, Charlotte Higgins, Katherine Rundell and Austin Vince
13, Jan, 2024 @7:00 AM
Sicily, where billionaires get back to basics – by booking an entire city | Tobias Jones
Kaoru Nakajima’s lavish birthday party in Palermo follows Google’s annual summer ‘camps’ that seek to convey credibility and longevity
Tobias Jones
05, Nov, 2023 @9:00 AM
A family rail adventure in Sicily
A family heads to Sicily and takes in Palermo, Catania and the circular narrow gauge railway around Mount Etna
Monisha Rajesh
09, Sep, 2023 @6:00 AM
Coves, cobblestones and pastry shops: a walking tour of north-western Sicily
A self-guided holiday across this wild, beguiling corner of the island offers up a subtropical landscape, incredible old buildings and crystal-clear waters
Jane Dunford
03, Jul, 2023 @6:00 AM
Look out for me in The White Lotus | Letter
Letter: Peter Mills on his hopes for an appearance as an unintended background extra in the TV series
Letters
04, Nov, 2022 @6:17 PM
The White Lotus: secrets of super rich staying at hotel where TV satire filmed
As season two forsakes Hawaii for Italy, the manager of Taormina’s Four Seasons tells of his real guests’ foibles
Lorenzo Tondo in Taormina
29, Oct, 2022 @3:43 PM
‘We’re booked until April 2023’: The White Lotus effect on Sicily’s glitziest town
The second series of HBO’s hit drama has moved from Hawaii to the Italian island. What has filming meant for the town of Taormina?
Liz Boulter
28, Oct, 2022 @3:32 PM
A local’s guide to Palermo: sardines, spumante and spontaneous dancing
City food guide Marco Romeo on the sardines, spumante and street dancing that give the Sicilian capital its distinctive vibe
Interview by Serena Micalizzi-Coyle
29, Aug, 2022 @6:00 AM
A pilgrim’s (rather slow) progress on Sicily’s most recent long-distance trail
The Magna Via Francigena, from Palermo to Agrigento, became a pilgrimage in 2017 and locals are embracing the new visitors
Rachel Dixon
27, Jun, 2022 @8:56 AM
From Paris to Galway: expert foodies reveal the very best places to eat on holiday
Fred Sirieix’s guide to Paris, Girorgio Locatelli on Sicily, plus hidden gems in Copenhagen, Seville, Cornwall, Limassol, Amsterdam and Lisbon
Interviews by Holly O'Neill and Killian Fox
19, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM
Hidden Italy: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track
In our third instalment on less-visited corners of Europe, we look at Italy, home to some of the world’s best-known sights, but also plenty of quieter beauty spots
Liz Boulter
09, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM
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