Sicily

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Sicilian Sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List

Agrigento: Archaeological Area of Agrigento (UNESCO)
Aeolian Islands: Isole Eolie. The group consists of seven islands (Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi and Panarea) and five small islets (Basiluzzo, Dattilo, Lisca Nera, Bottaro and Lisca Bianca) in the vicinity of Panarea. (UNESCO)
Caltagirone (UNESCO)
Catania (UNESCO)
Cefalù Cathedral
Militello Val di Catania (UNESCO)
Modica (UNESCO)
Monreale Cathedral
Mount Etna (UNESCO)
Noto (UNESCO)
Palermo: Palazzo dei Normanni (The Norman Palace)
Palermo: Cappella Palatina (The Palatine Chapel in the Norman Palace)
Palermo: Church of San Giovanni degli Eremiti
Palermo: Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (also known as the Martorana)
Palermo: Church of San Cataldo
Palermo: Cathedral of Palermo
Palermo: The Zisa Palace (La Zisa)
Palermo: The Cuba Palace (La Cuba)
Palazzolo Acreide (UNESCO)
Ragusa (UNESCO)
Scicli (UNESCO)
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica (UNESCO)

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean.
Sicily is the largest region in Italy.
The terrain in Sicily is hilly. Plains and plateaus make up only 14% of the total land area.
It is hard to believe for anyone having visited Sicily that the island once was well wooded, even throughout the Middle Ages. It it not clear when the forests disappeared, but by the 17th century, there was not enough timber for local consumption.
The Nobel Prize winner Luigi Pirandello was born near Agrigento.
Boccaccio's Decameron Fifth Day - Novel VI takes place in the Cuba, Palermo (commissioned in 1180 by William II)
Lemons, oranges, pistachio and sugar cane were brought to Sicily by the Arabs.