Readers favored Mediterranean locales as well as chillier destinations in our annual “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025.

Sicily, an island with a history as rich and diverse as its landscapes, has been a crossroads of civilizations from the Greeks to the Normans, Arabs to the Bourbons. Known for its ancient ruins, ...

FILE - Italian Coast Guard's Luigi Dattilo patrol boat, left, assists the multi-purpose floating work barge Hebo Lift 2 monitoring the stretch of sea off Porticello, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, ...