Sortino (Sicily)

For Yom Kippur, a writer reflects on the hidden-in-plain-sight Jewish history of Syracuse and the remarkable 1987 discovery that helped bring it back to the surface.

The airport security facial recognition technology dubbed “FaceBoarding” debuted in Italy at Milan’s Linate Airport earlier this month, marking a new frontier in Italian travel expediency. 

Salemi is ranked as one of Italy’s most beautiful villages. But residents seem prouder of one Risorgimento episode in which their town’s role often gets glossed over.

Alicudi, a tiny island in the Aeolian archipelago, has been in the headlines recently for its goat giveaway scheme, but the demand for cuddly “capre” has now outpaced the supply. We’ve flagged five welfare-minded farms worth visiting if you aren’t quite ready to raise a “kid.”