From space, the southeastern Italian region of Puglia bursts with contrast: bright city clusters, dark angular farms, and ...

Agrigento and Syracuse. It takes about three hours between the main stations in Palermo and Messina and about a 1 1/2 to two hours to travel between Messina and Catania's main stations.

Located in Agrigento in southwest Sicily, this more than 2,000-acre archeological site dates back to the sixth century B.C. and includes the remains of numerous Greek temples. A highlight is the ...