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Mount Etna erupts on 2nd June 2025 Image credit: Photo by Roberta Tartoni

Mount Etna erupts forcing hikers to flee

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mount Etna erupts, sending a vast column of ash and smoke into the sky above Sicily. The eruption triggered panic among hikers on the slopes of Europe’s most active volcano.

Artist's impression of Messina Strait bridge project. Stretto di Messina - Original publication: Stretto di Messina Immediate source: Video e foto del Ponte legal rejection

Lega proposes strict anti-mafia checks for Messina Bridge Project

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Lega party has proposed strict anti-mafia measures for the Strait of Messina bridge project, a long-delayed infrastructure plan. The bridge aims to connect Sicily and Calabria, replacing ferry services with a fixed road and rail link across the strait.

The sinking of the Bayesian superyacht, pictured prior to the accident, is being investigated by the Italian authorities. Image: EPA

Salvage of Bayesian to begin on 3 May

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A complex salvage operation to recover the wreck of the luxury yacht Bayesian will begin on 3 May, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The boat sank off the coast of Sicily last summer.

181 suspected Cosa Nostra members arrested in morning raids on Tuesday Image: Carabinieri Palermo

181 Cosa Nostra members arrested

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Police arrested 181 suspected Cosa Nostra members on Tuesday in a large operation linked to a Palermo investigation into the Mafia.

Agrigento, 2025 Capital of Culture, seen from Vally of the Temples. Credit: Agrigento Capital of Culture programme

Agrigento, 2025 Capital of Culture, inauguration

January 19, 2025January 19, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Agrigento, known for its rich archaeological heritage, succeeds Pesaro as Italy’s 2025 Capital of Culture.

Bad weather alert for Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A wave of bad weather, featuring heavy rain and strong winds, is expected to last until the weekend, particularly affecting the south. Despite this, temperatures are rising.

Ortigia, Sicily. The island was no. 4 in The Tripadvisor Travelleser Choice Best of the Best Destinations 2025 Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/schilirorubino/29814676791

Two Italian destinations in top 10 Tripadvisor Best of the Best 2025

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tripadvisor released its 2025 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Destinations earlier this week. Two Italian cities made the top ten, with London taking top spot.

Senior Mafia figures released from prisons on furlough for Christmas or for 'model behaviour'.

Freed Senior Mafia Spark Alarm in Sicily

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Communities across Sicily are expressing unease as more than 20 senior mafia figures have been released from prison in the past three months. These men, many of whom were influential leaders in Cosa Nostra, are now returning to their former neighbourhoods, raising fears of renewed criminal activity.

Restoration of the Palatine Chapel mosaics is due to start imminently

Restoration of Palermo’s Palatine Chapel Mosaics to Begin

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Restoration work on the mosaics in Palermo’s Palatine Chapel is about to start, with completion expected in a year.

The Burial of st Lucy by Caravaggio [cropped]

On This Day in History: Caravaggio’s The Burial of St Lucy Unveiled

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 13 December 1608, the Church of Santa Lucia al Sepolcro in Siracusa, Sicily unveiled Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s The Burial of St Lucy. This poignant masterpiece, commissioned to honour Syracuse’s patron saint, is a striking example of the artist’s mature style, blending realism, raw emotion, and dramatic chiaroscuro.