Comment on developments of interest regarding Sicily
Lucia was martyred in 304, during the persecutions of Diocletian, at the age of twenty-one. Her body remained in Syracuse until 1039 when it was
In July 1943, British, American and Canadian forces landed in Sicily in the first full-scale assault on Hitler’s Europe. It was a huge operation employing
In 2020 Agrigento has an unusual celebration – its 2600th anniversary. Founded in 580 BC by men from nearby Gela, the city grew on the
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Palermo became a fashionable resort for European royalty and other celebrities. The city received a make-over to
An intriguing monument from the Norman era has re-opened to the public in Palermo. Situated to the south of the city, on the approach to
Good news for fans of Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s, The Leopard. A fictional account of the author’s last two years has been published by a Canadian,
Congratulations to Palermo for adding to the historic works of art on public view. Among recent additions are two of especial interest. The first is
Lucia was martyred in 304, during the persecutions of Diocletian, at the age of twenty-one. Her body remained in Syracuse until 1039 when it was taken first to Byzantium and
In July 1943, British, American and Canadian forces landed in Sicily in the first full-scale assault on Hitler’s Europe. It was a huge operation employing half a million men supported
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