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If you waited until now to make your holiday vacation plans, you will likely encounter a wall of sold-out hotels in the Caribbean, Costa Rica, the Rockies and many other famous winter getaways. But a little creativity goes a long way, and if you travel just a little off the beaten track, some amazing destinations await discovery.
In 1693, a catastrophic earthquake badly damaged most of the towns in southeastern Sicily — Modica, Ragusa and Noto were destroyed — prompting a massive reconstruction effort. Fortunately, the results were spectacular. These towns became magnificent showcases of 17th-century urban planning, and the final flowering of the highly decorative late baroque...
Modica, a beautiful little town in southeastern Sicily, is renowned for the quality of its chocolate. The delicacy arrived on the island under the administration of the Spanish, who had discovered it in Mexico.
Sicilian ports land some of the best seafood in the world — superb shrimp from Mazzara, plus swordfish, squid and octopus — and its farms produce outstanding olive oil, as well as fine fruit and vegetables. The Sicilian kitchen has also been enriched by the cultures that have washed over the island: the Greeks introduced olive trees and grapevines;...
Not long ago, Sicily was a challenging place to travel: Most of the roads were poor and there was a shortage of good hotels. But during the past decade, the island has been laced with new highways, and several upscale resorts and hideaways have opened. We recently undertook a 10-day circular tour, which provided ample time for discovering the island’s treasures, as well as for lazy...
