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Hospitality

Volcanic activity

At the foot of Mount Etna, the once-overlooked Sicilian port of Catania has undergone a striking modern transformation. Its increasingly confident youthful population are bringing new life to its now vibrant streets.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 5 min read
A cream-coloured baroque church with a domed cupola surrounded by flowering plants and trees in Catania's central piazza.
Urbanism

Southern Promise

After decades of neglect, Italy’s south is getting the attention it deserves. Young entrepreneurs are returning, bringing drive, talent and drawing long overdue investment to their birthplaces.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 11 min read
Southern Promise
Books

Open books

Make this the year that you write that novel – or at least a good letter.

  • Issue #140
  • 18 min read
Portrait illustration of writer Nadia Terranova with brown hair wearing polka dot top
Urbanism

Rough diamond

The creative residents of Sicily’s delightfully unpolished capital have claimed their home town as a hub for art and design – and a haven for anyone looking to soak up the sun and sea.

  • Issue #135
  • 6 min read
Rough diamond
Architecture

Brave new world

For decades the Belice Valley was a byword for bureaucratic bungling in the face of disaster. Now, 50 years after a devastating earthquake struck the region, the bold aesthetic legacy is finally getting attention.

  • Issue #117
  • 8 min read
Symmetrical sand-colored stone colonnade with arched openings flanking a geometric paved courtyard under pale sky

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