Must-see attractions in Southern Italy
Enna
Surrounded by woodland about 9km south of town is one of Sicily's few natural lakes. It's a popular summer hang-out with a few compact beaches, big resort…
Capri
The striking flat-roofed red villa on the Punta Massullo promontory is Villa Malaparte, the former holiday home of Tuscan writer Curzio Malaparte (1898…
Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
Ischia
Check out this church’s 18th-century baroque extravaganza, with its fetching peach-coloured facade, semicircular chapels and elevated terrace popular with…
Capri
This rugged stone tower, halfway along the road between Anacapri and the Faro (lighthouse), was constructed in 1378 by monks of the Certosa di San Giacomo…
Capri
This ruined medieval fort on Capri's west coast was reconstructed by the French in the early 19th-century. It acts as a useful landmark on the Sentiero…
Palermo
The underwhelming market here was once a notorious den of Mafia activity. It's a much more muted affair these days, outshone by its much more spirited…
Capri
Ruined fort on Capri's west coast dating mostly from the early 19th century that acts as a usful landmark on the Sentiero dei Fortini trail.
Capri
Ruined fort on Capri's west coast dating mainly from the early 19th century that acts as a landmark on the Sentiero dei Fortini trail.
Panarea
The smallest of Panarea's offshore islands, Lisca Nera is nothing more than a speck of rock protruding from the sea.
Central Sicily
Closed to the public at the time of writing, this church sits down a side street off the scalinata.
