Located on the northern coast of Sicily, Arab-Norman Palermo includes a series of nine civil and religious structures dating from the era of the Norman kingdom of Sicily (1130-1194): two palaces, ...

In the maze of the historic heart of Palermo, Sicily, the Church of the Gesù stands unassumingly, without external ostentation. Yet to cross its threshold is to enter a world where Baroque art ...

The Normans, on crossing from Calabria in 1062, needed a very well-developed defensive position to control the vast area of Sicily at a time when their rule was not yet so strong and certain.

In Italy, un unknown agricultural village reveals a breathtaking panorama across the whole of Sicily. A peaceful stop, far from the crowds, to discover one of the island’s most beautiful landscapes.

Part of the Arab-Norman UNESCO World Heritage Site with other structures in nearby Palermo, the 12th-century church is flanked by massive twin towers and decorated with interlacing pointed arches.

The church, which resembles those found in Western Europe, is also thought to have been built at this time, at a strategic location on a hill. Coins minted in Champagne and Lucca have been ...