Sicily, explored through its landscape, history, food traditions and local identity. Sicily has one of the richest festival calendars in Italy because its food culture is inseparable from agriculture, fishing, religious celebrations, village identity and centuries of Mediterranean exchange. A serious Sicilian sagra is not simply a place to eat: it explains why a product belongs to a particular town, landscape and community. From blood oranges grown around Mount Etna to Bronte

A serious regional guide to Sardinia’s most important food festivals, from Samassi and Muravera to Carloforte, Cabras, Jerzu and Autunno in Barbagia.

A serious guide to Sardinia’s living traditions: Sant’Efisio, the Sartiglia, Mamuthones and Issohadores, the Candelieri, Cavalcata Sarda, Redentore, music, dress, craft, food and wine.