The Italian island of Sicily is a popular tourist destination with a volcano, beaches, mountains, and centuries of history and tradition. Here you will find books on travel to Sicily and guides and guides for Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean.
Sicily’s Top 10 Eyewitnesses Travel Guide
Small and easy to transport, the Top 10 Books give you the best of everything from where to eat and stay to what to see and do.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guides Sicily
Eyewitness travel guides are packed with color photos and detailed maps and descriptions. Although they are heavy to transport, they are quite complete and excellent for planning your trips.
The rough guide to Sicily
The rough guide gives you the highlights of what to see and where to go in Sicily and includes photos, color-coded street maps, and detailed listings of places to stay and eat. Also available for Kindle.
The Stone Boudoir – Journeys through the hidden villages of Sicily
In the stone dressing table, Theresa Maggio looks for her roots and takes the reader on a fantastic journey through some of the small towns of Sicily. She gives the reader a great insight into the culture and history of Sicily. This is not a guide, but it is a great book for anyone interested in learning more about Sicily and one of my favorites. Available for Kindle.
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There are no pictures on my grave
There are no photos in My Grave, a spiritual journey in Sicily, it is the story of a woman who goes to Sicily to find her roots. Susan Lloyd’s travels and encounters give the reader an insight into Sicilian culture and traditions. Especially interesting are his descriptions of festivals and events. This is another one of my favorites.
Sicily, three thousand years of human history
Joe Palisi, a travel reader from Italy, recommends this book by Sandra Benjamin for anyone with Sicilian roots or interested in learning more about Sicily. The book covers 3000 years of Sicilian history until after the Second World War. Says Joe: “She also spends time covering the origins of the mafia and its continuing influence on current day-to-day life in Sicily. There is an interesting part about tourism for those concerned about the mafia and visits to Sicily. She points out that no visitors / tourists have been victims of organized crime in the hundreds of years that Sicily has been hosting them. It seemed like a treasure trove of information.
That summer in Sicily
Marlena de Blasi, author of 1000 Days in Venice, tells this charming story of a woman growing up in a small town in central Sicily. The book presents a very interesting look at Sicilian life and the Italian agricultural system as it was before WWII and the changes that followed the war. Also available for Kindle.
On the island of Persephone
When Mary Taylor Simeti went to visit Sicily in 1962, she ended up falling in love with a Sicilian and stayed for more than 20 years. In this book, she shares an insightful look at the life, culture and history of Sicily. Also available for Kindle.
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Sicily: An Illustrated History
Covers the history of Sicily, from the Greeks to the present, in a readable format with illustrations. Also available for Kindle.
The leopard
Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s classic 1860s book on Sicily. Also available for Kindle.
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