Select Sicily has chosen villas in various locations across Sicily to provide the best luxury accommodations. From restored farmhouses to modern villas, each property has distinctive features thought ...

An earthquake devastated the Sicilian village of Salemi in 1968, killing 200 people and reducing thousands of buildings to rubble. Down the hill, a faceless modern city sprung up in the village's ...

The Independent was not involved in the creation of this sponsored content. Sicily is known for its luxury villas, but it can be difficult to find the perfect rental destination. Supported by Select ...

I am definitely a hotel kind of gal. A week with friends in the Greek islands, though—my first real holiday in at least a decade—called for something else: a villa. But what did this hotel junkie know ...

For all that’s been said about Sicily, the ancient island remains an enigma. Thousands of years of conflict over this Mediterranean jewel means that everything—the art, architecture, cuisine, attitude ...

I slept in one of Don Arcangelo all’Olmo’s bedrooms, floating as if in a dream between Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea. Don Arcangelo all’ Olmo, or L’Olmo, as he is affectionately referred to, is ...

Stroll through the villa of a wealthy Roman family filled with well-preserved mosaics on both the floor and walls. The UNESCO World Heritage Site, which dates back to the fourth century, also contains ...

From the mysticism of Sicily to the romance of Lake Como, Assouline’s Travel Series collection of coffee table books takes readers around the world, capturing the essence of some of the world’s most ...