Palermo Nightlife
Palermo is Sicily’s biggest city, and there is a lot to see and do. Locals – known as palermitani – eat late, so a 9.30 pm dinner reservation is completely normal. The Teatro Massimo is an incredible place for an opera, but if you’re looking for something more, something later, something post-opera, we have some…
Best Summer concerts in Italy
Planning trips for other people means that I always have a running list of things – way too many – that I want to do on my next trip to Italy! In the category of summer concerts in Italy that I’d love to see, here’s what’s currently on my list. Note that all of these…
Taormina, Sicily
A quintessential Italian cliffside town, I completely understand that Taormina causes its visitors to decide that they have fallen in love with Italy: with spectacular sea views and the oft snow-capped Mt. Etna in the distance, the town also claims ancient ruins and a 2500+ year old history. A no-brainer on any itinerary. Just not in…