Successively colonised by the Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans, Sicily is packed with ancient treasures to discover. From ...

Previously, the record temperature for the continent was 118.4°F, recorded in Athens and Elefsina, Greece, on July 10, 1977.

Gales, torrential rain and flooding hit the towns of Augusta and Syracuse. Emergency services rescued dozens of people from storm-damaged homes. Eight months of rainfall fell on Sicily in a matter ...

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 ...

A virgin and martyr of Syracuse in Sicily, whose feast is celebrated on December 13th. According to the tradition, Saint Lucy was born of rich and noble parents in the year 283. Her father was of ...