24 Old Photos of the Allied Invasion of Sicily, 1943
A collection of fascinating old photographs of Palermo, Messina, Siracusa, and other Sicilian towns during WWII. On the night of 9–10 July 1943 the Allied … Read more
Italy, two gangs broke arms, legs, to defraud insurance companies, 42 arrests
The two gangs in Palermo were especially looking for desperate young people and women to stage false accidents to defraud insurance companies. They offered 300 … Read more
Child Labour And the Sulphur Mines in Sicily
THERE is one street in Catania, Sicily, which seems to be given over to the trade and industry of the poorer people of the city. … Read more
The lives of the Carusi, the slave miners of Sicily
Child Slavery at the Floristella Grottacalda mines in Sicily. The Caruso was a kid aged 8 to 14 years, assigned to carry on shoulder excavated … Read more
20 stunning images of Pantalica Necropolis
Pantalica, Syracuse, Sicily, is located on a limestone promontory and is best known for its rock-cut tombs (13th to 7th centuries BC.). Surrounded by a … Read more
Videos of Mount Etna erupting now
Spectacular night-time images as Mount Etna erupts sending columns of ash and lava high into the air.
Illegal and Crazy Horse Street Racings videos in Italy
Roads closed to create private racetracks near Etna. Hundreds of Youtube videos showing horse gigs at crazy speed on city streets.
The Macabre Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo
Burial catacombs preserving a baby mummy in perfect conditions and other 7999 in Palermo. Catacombs of the Capuchins are burial catacombs in Palermo. Palermo’s Capuchin … Read more