Looking for the Godfather in Corleone

Corleone is probably the most infamous town in Sicily, and as such you would think it could attract throngs of tourists, but that is not the case. And having been there, I can’t say I blame them.

Messina Port and the Blessing of a Golden Madonnina

Messina Port and the Blessing of a Golden Madonnina

Why is there a Latin blessing beneath the Madonnina guarding Messina Port in Sicily?

Cappella Palatina in Palermo

Hike to Cavagrande del Cassibile - Italian Notes

Hike to Cavagrande del Cassibile

A photographic poster of waterfalls and green lakes in a deep, limestone canyon first drew me to the Cavagrande del Cassibile in southeastern Sicily..