Julia Martins Miranda, the owner of a loft in a former monastery, has given it a vibrant transformation using the bright ...

Sicily is made for dropping off the map - and there's no better place than on the beaches of the island's southern coast.

With stunning coastlines and fascinating historical sites, there are so many wonderful places to visit in Sicily, Italy, and you’ll want to save this list so you can see them all.

Then I found out that the author is well known not just in Sicily but also in Italy. She is sometimes compared, favourably, to that other author who also carries what we would think a Maltese surname, ...