An italian jewel

Is a ring of 36 cherubs excessive? Perhaps, but those are only the ones around the southern Italian city of Lecce’s Basilica of Santa Croce’s rose window; I count dozens of additional cheeky winged ba

A captivating trail of art, culture and cuisine in Sicily’s capital, Palermo

From food markets to monasteries, this area brims with special sights

If visiting Malta feels like you’ve wandered onto the set of a fantasy epic, it’s because you have. From the honey-hued streets of the Western city of Mdina to the dramatic cliffs of the island of Goz

Years ago before GPS or Loran C made navigation a whole lot easier, I was headed up this coast on an overnight passage from the Strait of Messina to Camerota on the underbelly of Capo Palinuro. I was

Visiting the Roman city of Bath on a weekend can be a hectic affair. Like Rome, it gets very busy with tourists, especially in high season, and Saturdays are the busiest. So on this, my fourth trip to