Sicily, named after the people of the Sicilians that lived in ancient times has undergone many rulers who vestiges of a rich and multi-ethnic.
It is the largest island in the Mediterranean region and is the largest and southernmost Italy.
The surface is 25708 km; bordered to the north by the Strait of Messina with Calabria, south ideally with Tunisia through the Sicilian channel width of about 140 km, on the east by the Ionian Sea and the west by the Mediterranean Sea.
The region consists of 8 provinces with the capital Palermo.