If there’s one place in Sicily that never fails to stop me in my tracks, it’s Monreale. Just outside Palermo, perched on the hillside overlooking the bay, this small town holds one of the most extraordinary treasures in all of Italy — the Cathedral of Monreale. I’ve been to Italy more times than I can count, and to be honest, early on I didn’t give much thought to mosaics. But this is the day that changed my mind for good. Walking through those massive bronze doors, sunlight floods the cathedral and hits the gold mosaics — and suddenly the walls[…]
