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Sicily, the largest of the Mediterranean islands, lies between southern Italy and North Africa. Capo D Orlando photos The island can be seen as a "stepping stone" between Europe and Africa. Farmhouses in Milazzo. A beautiful, mountainous island, Sicily has been occupied by a series of migrants and invaders. These include the Greeks, Cathaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Angevins and Spaniards. In 1861 Sicily became part of Italy when Garibaldi united the Kingdom of Italy and the island. Farmhouses in Milazzo Eighty-five years later Sicily achieved "relative independence". This means that although Sicily belongs to Italy it is responsible for much of its own local affairs. Farmhouses in Milazzo. The island is divided into nine provinces: Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina, Palermo, Ragusa, Siracusa and Trapani. Cheap guesthouses Taormina Throughout history islands have been invaded by foreign powers. Lampedusa Agriturismo However, Sicily's rugged terrain has provided its people with a degree of protection as many of its towns and villages are high in the mountains. Farmhouses in MilazzoPalermo was founded by Phoenicians who sailed there from their native Carthage. Flats in Capo D Orlando The Greeks colonized the whole island, leaving some of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples they ever built at Agrigento, Selinunte and Segesta. Farmhouses in Milazzo. Around those glorious sites they planted Sicily's first olive trees and grape vines. Diving Centres Dive Sites and Schools Sant Agata Militello Traces of the Roman period in Sicily can be found in the amphitheatres at Taormina and Siracusa, as well as in that city's Christian catacombs. But perhaps Rome's most lasting (and infamous) contribution to the island came in fostering the great land ownerships which eventually impoverished the peasantry and led, many centuries later, to the founding of secret societies aimed at destroying the fabulously wealthy landlords. Farmhouses in Milazzo. In Palermo, these groups were known as mafia. Hotel booking Sicily
Ironically, the earthquake that devastated the southeastern provinces in 1693 became the springboard for Sicily's most glorious period, the baroque. Self catering accommodation Palermo It gleams in the cities and towns of Palermo, Catania, Siracusa, Ragusa, Noto, Comiso, Scicli and dozens more, all of which had to be rebuilt from the ground up. Discount accommodation Segesta After the Aragonese, Sicily passed briefly into the hands of the Austrians, to be willingly rescued in 1734 by the Bourbons of Spain, whose throne was actually located in Naples. Farmhouses in Milazzo. During one forced exile in Palermo, the Bourbon king Ferdinand's wife Maria Carolina (sister of Marie Antoinette) built La Favorita. , A magnificent refuge in which to hide from the subjects she thoroughly loathed. Houses to rent in Giarre Sicily remained in Bourbon hands until 1861, when unification created the Kingdom of Italy.
Tourism is an important earner of foreign currency. Farmhouses in Milazzo. There are many castles and churches in Sicily to attract the tourist and important towns such as Taormina and Cefalu thrive on the tourist industry. Discount accommodation Messina Tours are available to visit Sicily's active volcanoes: Mount Etna, Europe's tallest volcano, and Stromboli, one of the Aeolian Islands. Cheap hostels in Segesta Other places of interest are Madonie National Park, the Baroque towns of south-eastern Sicily, the Cathedral of Monreale, the Dorian Temple and Theatre at Segesta, the ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina, the ancient town of Syracuse and the archaeological area of Agrigento. Hostels in Marsala