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'To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not having seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the key to everything.' So said Goethe. Tourist Information office centre Marsala. Tuscany might want a look in, and Rome might beg to differ, but Sicily, with a history of foreign occupation across the centuries, is certainly fascinating, with a real pot-pourri of culture, cuisine and architecture. Plus the odd volcano. Flats in Giardini Naxos

Sicily, the largest of the Mediterranean islands, lies between southern Italy and North Africa. Houses to rent in Noto The island can be seen as a "stepping stone" between Europe and Africa. Tourist Information office centre Marsala. 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 Marsala 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 Marsala. The island is divided into nine provinces: Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina, Palermo, Ragusa, Siracusa and Trapani. Discount accommodation Giarre Throughout history islands have been invaded by foreign powers. Palermo Holiday Accommodation 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.

Sicily was chosen by the Gods of Olympus as the scene of their stories of love and hatred, of passion and revenge, of sudden wrath and deep compassion. Self catering accommodation Ragusa And today it's still a land of fire and passion. Tourist Information office centre Marsala. It's also a land of great beauty and contrast, not least the contrast between what the local politicians say they'll do with the money, and what eventually ends up getting built/maintained/improved. Tourist Information office centre Marsala. In ancient times, Sicily was covered with extremely rich farmland, whose copious wheat harvests fed virtually the entire western part of the Roman Empire. Tourist Information office centre Marsala Its thick forests were renowned, but the Romans plundered them to build their great naval fleets and the myriad wooden homes that fueled Nero's infamous fire. Flats in Messina Like much of southern Italy, Sicily has been the ground upon which the boots of Western civilization have trod. Booking Hotels Messina

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