Throughout the Mediterranean, the heat and relaxed lifestyle make for dining later in the evening. However, between the afternoon snack and dinner, there's a tradition of having cocktails, sometimes "rinforzato" ones which are sig…

It’s easy to see how Villa Palagonia – very close to Palermo – earned its nickname: the Villa of Monsters. Studded around its Baroque garden walls, peering through lemon trees, cacti and jasmine, is a menagerie of bizarre stone sc…

The food and wine alone are excellent reasons to visit Sicily and Palermo. There are a huge number of local bars and restaurants that allow you to sample different colours, scents and flavours without committing to a single choice…