Sicily's Historic Coasts

Sicily a crossroads of the Mediterranean for more than 3000 years has been ruled by Carthaginians Greeks Romans Byzantines Arabs Normans Swabians French Spanish Italians and miscellaneous others while its people have retained their strong personal independence. Come with me as I make my way around the coast of this island from Palermo to Palermo visiting extinct cities collections of ancient coins Europe's largest volcano and many other corners of this island with a thousand faces. Walk with me through this series of essays each a snapshot of a town a city a train a beach a haphazard pile of rocks--each a glimpse current life of a long ago civilization of rugged nature. They are my view of an October turn-of-the-century Sicily.