by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 13, 2026 | Travel, Uncategorized
Trapani is a working port town. We stayed in the historic district that follows a hook-shaped seawall to Baston Conica, built by the Spaniards on the tip of the promontory that juts into the Mediterranean Sea. The fortification provided views up and down...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 10, 2026 | Travel
One of Sicily’s most significant sights is the fabulous Monreale Cathedral located on a hilltop six miles southwest of Palermo. Massive cathedrals like Notre-Dame took 100 years to build in the 1100s, but the Cathedral of Monreale was completed in 15 years under...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 6, 2026 | Travel
In the 1860s, Italy’s nobility lost control when Sicily was reunified with the fledgling country. There was no real law on the island. Crooked clans formed to provide protection and spawned the graft and corruption known as the Mafia, or Cosa Nostra. Mussolini...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 3, 2026 | Travel
At 9,927 square miles, Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean. Hills and mountains cover 85% of the island’s terrain. With a population of 5.8 million, Sicily is one of Italy’s most populous regions. Sicily has four active volcanoes, including...
