Sicily

Tourists flee after Italy's Mount Etna erupts

Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the volcano was experiencing strong strombolian explosions.

Plumes of ash and volcanic steam rise from Mount Etna, as seen from Milo, Italy, June 2, 2025.
 Carabinieri members stand guard outside 'La Maddalena' hospital, where Italy's most wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested, in Palermo, Italy, January 16, 2023

Italy's mafia abandoning rivalries to join forces, report says

Sicily

Israelis will go crazy: The perfect summer 2025 destination returns

 Stern-faced Roman Medusa mask mold discovered in Sicily's Finziade.

Stern-faced Roman Medusa mask mold discovered in Sicily's Finziade


Favignana: The 'Goat Island' in Christopher Nolan's upcoming 'Odyssey' film

Christopher Nolan will adapt The Odyssey with an all-star cast, including Tom Holland, Matt Damon, and Zendaya, per Variety.

 Favignana: The 'Goat Island' in Christopher Nolan's upcoming 'Odyssey' film.

Underwater caves in southern Sicily reveal key clues about early human migration, a new study finds

Many scholars consider Sicily to be among the first islands humans settled in the Mediterranean.

 Grotto Ustica, Sicily, Italy.

Archaeologists discover 2,500-year-old shipwreck near Sicily's coast

The find includes amphorae, anchors, and household utensils.

 The sandy beach and dunes of Santa Maria del Focallo.

NIS 10 for a house: The European town you can move to

Sambuca di Sicilia, known for selling homes for 1 euro, now offers houses starting at 3 euros. Is the project losing its charm?

 Sambuca di Sicilia

Four bodies found inside Mike Lynch's sunken yacht, source says

Rescue officials have been looking for six missing people, including Jonathan Bloomer, a non-executive chair of Morgan Stanley International.

The beaches of Sicily

Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily's troubled Catania airport

Mount Etna has not erupted since 1992, now its lava and ash are diverting planes at the peak of Italy's holiday season.

 Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, lights up the night sky with eruptions as seen from Rocca Della Valle, Italy, August 13, 2023

Ancient Greek altar unearthed at archaeological site in Sicily

A more than 2000-year-old ancient Greek altar was found in the archaeological site of Segesta in Sicily.

 Ancient Greek altar unearthed at Sicily's archaeological site of Segesta.

Searching for the rich Jewish past in Sicily, Italy

There are a few physical reminders of the community that once existed in Sicily, but much has been destroyed or expropriated over the centuries.

 QUATTRO CANTI (Four Corners) in Palermo’s center.

Structure long thought to be ancient harbor re-identified as monumental sacred pool of Ba'al

Sacred freshwater pool located in the center of a monumental circular religious compound possibly used for astrological calculations.

A coastline view of Italy's Mediterranean island of Sicily [File]

On this day, July 11: Allied invasion of Sicily; Battle of Gela

Following the initial invasion, on July 11, a second wave of American troops began flowing into Italian territory, where the first American tanks successfully made it ashore at 2 a.m. that morning.

Allied US troops stream up from landing boats and set off inland from Surcouf in Algeria during the Second World War II, 8 November 1942

Medieval Islamic Sicily ate pork, study finds

Despite pork being forbidden in Islamic dietary law, a study found evidence that it was consumed in the rural areas of Sicily while the island was under Muslim rule in the Middle Ages.

Brown pig