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Sicily, the largest of the Mediterranean islands, lies between southern Italy and North Africa. Places of interest in Giardini Naxos The island can be seen as a "stepping stone" between Europe and Africa. Tourist Information office centre Acireale. 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. Tourist Information office centre Acireale 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. Tourist Information office centre Acireale. The island is divided into nine provinces: Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina, Palermo, Ragusa, Siracusa and Trapani. Camping and Caravan sites in Giarre Throughout history islands have been invaded by foreign powers. Tourist attractions in Nebrodi 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. Tourist Information office centre AcirealePalermo was founded by Phoenicians who sailed there from their native Carthage. Solunto lodging The Greeks colonized the whole island, leaving some of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples they ever built at Agrigento, Selinunte and Segesta. Tourist Information office centre Acireale. Around those glorious sites they planted Sicily's first olive trees and grape vines. Sicily photos 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. Tourist Information office centre Acireale. In Palermo, these groups were known as mafia. Nightlife Entertainment in Giarre
A source of revenue for the Sicilian economy has been money sent home from migrants. Tourist Information office centre Acireale Like many Europeans, in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, a number of Sicilians migrated to countries such as the USA in search of work. Tourist Information office centre Acireale. Although far from home strong links bound Sicilian migrants to their families and communities in Sicily. Tourist attractions in Acitrezza In fact, today, some Sicilian Americans are thinking of returning to their roots and small complexes of retirement houses are being constructed for American Sicilians. Hostels in Milazzo It is hardly surprising that Sicily should exert its "pull" on its own people as it has done to many others in the past. Tourist attractions in Ustica
The Aeolian Islands off the coast at Milazzo are well worth a visit. Tourist Information office centre Acireale Mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey and thought to be the home of Aeolus (the god of the wind) by the ancient Greeks, they offer spectacular volcanic scenery and fine beaches. Tourist Information office centre Acireale. The island of Lipari is the most developed. Hotel Reservations Cefalu Sample some of the island’s sweet white Malvasia wine while here. Head for Taormina – Sicily’s most picturesque town. Flats in Ustica Its magnificent setting on a terrace of Monte Tauro overlooking the sea and its views of Mt Etna have long made it a top tourist destination. Tourist Information office centre Acireale. The town was an important centre for trade and art through successive Roman, Norman, Spanish and French rules. Discount hotels Licata