For most people, the mention of Sicily brings to mind Palermo or Taormina.
Fewer tourists know that one of Italy's most fascinating cities is Siracusa.
Start your visit with a couple of hours at the cathedral, a repository of thirty centuries of history . Undoubtedly the most extravagant form of church architecture in Italy is the Baroque. But Rome does have an exclusive. This month Sims Brannon invites us to Lecce, where he's been Going For Baroque in Southern Italy . One architectural style that is harder to find in Italy is the Gothic.