Imagination and technology, a marriage that allows many to experience the island’s many treasures

Diary of a Sicilian living in Lombardy: “I decided not to go back home. We have to be responsible"

Present both in the festive home tables and in the butcher shops of Sicily (the so-called chiànchi), this dish is widespread also in some areas of Campania and Calabria, which were once part of the Kingdom of Naples. Its diffusion testifies to the reliability of the ancient saying “du majàli un si jetta nenti”,...

This word commonly indicates a round loaf with no hole in the middle, which is sold mainly in Palermo and in the provinces of Catania and Syracuse. In other areas of Sicily, however, the term indicates something quite different Like other Italian regions, Sicily is known throughout the world for the quality of its...

1903: Luigi Pirandello lost his family due to an accident. The writer’s wife accused a breakdown from which she would never recover. Poverty and loneliness seemed to prevail in his life. On those nights he spent his time caring for his wife, his first masterpiece came to light and with it a new hope...

Arab sorbet and Sicilian ice-cream were first exported to Paris and then on to the rest of the world: all thanks to a man few know about, but everyone should be thankful to. «It’s hot, let’s have a gelato!»: we’ve all said it at least once. But if we can enjoy our favourite refreshing...

In 2016 the number of Italians residing in the UK was 280.000, which goes up to 350.000 considering those who are still not officially resident. What attracts Italians to the UK despite its exit from the EU? The exit of the UK from the EU is having important political consequences. The number of Italians moving...