A few days ago I came across the fact that the Arabs successfully introduced sugar cane to Sicily when they conquered the island in 831...

A few days ago we talked about how Rome expanded into Southern Italy and how the Greek culture was adopted by Romans. We also learnt...

As I was preparing my next blog on food in Sicily, Calabria and Apulia I began wondering which of the cereals, vegetables and fruits were...

The large Teatro Greco in Syracuse where performances are still held to these days One of the questions I never found an answer to was...

Photo taken two weeks ago on the Bürgenstock, about half an hour from Lucerne Christmas provides the perfect excuse for deviating from my...

Was trying to find farm yield information for Sicily and Southern Italy all day yesterday but felt I was looking for the famous needle in...

Instead of writing my sailing brochure as I did for the last four years, I am going to write a weekly blog instead. There is so much to...

Entrance to the ancient port of Syracuse with the mighty Castello Maniace, summer 2020 Wherever the Genovese went for trading, they...

Temple of Hera in Selinunte, Sicily - built a good 100 years earlier than the Pantheon in Athens and with 6 Doric front column almost as...