Although many Sicilians have left their homeland over the past century and a half in search of a better future, they certainly haven't forgotten it. They'
Italy’s farmstays are local in flavour and affordable too and whether you want yours with added pool, vineyard or olive grove, our expert has the best of the bunch
25 extraordinary Sicily escapes thetimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Marilina Barreca has two grim options: feed her cows tainted fodder or set them to graze on barren hillsides as Sicily battles a crop-devastating drought which is sucking reservoirs dry."The situation is tragic," Barreca told AFP as she looked out over the Madonie Mountains, where her cows range free in pastures once rich with tufted grasses, but where there is little now for grazing.