Born in Syracuse, Sicily (then part of Greece), in about 287 B.C., Archimedes traveled to Egypt at the age of 18 to study at the great library of Alexandria. Upon completing his studies ...
Two servicemen, the pilot Lt. Hans Bergé and radio-telegraphist Lt. Hans Treffkorn, were injured in the crash, officials said ...
Remains of the Junkers Ju 88 aircraft found in Sicily. Credit: Elio Nicosia / Soprintendenza del ... perspective on reconstructing the air operations that took place along the Syracuse coast during ...
The Archdiocese of Syracuse in Sicily has proclaimed a special year dedicated to Saint Lucy, the Patron of the ...
Since Sicily is surrounded by water ... while slower regional trains can get you to other cities like Ragusa, Agrigento and Syracuse. It takes about three hours between the main stations in ...
If you’re chasing a cheap holiday in Sicily, visit in spring or autumn. An uptick in tourism in the last few years has raised prices, especially in locations like Taormina. But you can still find ...
Anastasia in central Sicily, according to officials. A total of six Junker 88 planes have been found off the coast of Syracuse since the 1980s, officials said, including one found in September ...