The art and architecture of the island of Sicily are distinctly different from what we typically associate with Italian artistry – it’s significantly more multicultural due to its prime positioning ...

The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce a lecture by art and architectural historian Allan Langdale, Ph.D., at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17. Professor Langdale will present ...

THE OTHER CONQUEST by John Julius Norwich. 355 pages. Harper & Row $6.95. The Normans are well remembered for 1066 and all that. But if the conquest of England is a triumphant chapter in the Norman ...

David Tresilian reports on a trip to the Mediterranean island of Sicily, once part of the mediaeval Fatimid Caliphate and still retaining traces of its Arab heritage today. Mention the island of ...

What a summer it was. And now that the school year has cranked up again, it’s almost refreshing to think that temperatures will drop a bit, look forward to that glorious autumn palette and see if the ...

The best way of getting to Palermo is on the night boat from Naples. If you wake in the early hours, you can go on deck and see Stromboli glowing fitfully like an ogre’s cigar, but the approach to ...

The Normans conquered two great island kingdoms in the Middle Ages: England and Sicily. Their courts produced two great mapping traditions, represented by the Hereford Mappamundi in England and the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Travel news every morning. On the far western shore of Sicily, with the hilltop town of Erice to one side and the salt flats of the ...

Here are the most beautiful villages of the island to visit absolutely. Cefalù is located on the north coast of Sicily. This is a small, charming village known for its medieval historical centre, and ...

The capital Palermo is the best place to appreciate Sicily’s Arab-Norman heritage, with this being the focus of official tours of the old city centre. Palermo today is divided into a modern part ...