Great Continental Railway Journeys
Palermo to Mt Etna
Season 7 Episode 4 of 10
On a railway journey from the capital Palermo, through the ancient town of Agrigento and the port of Siracusa, to Europe's largest volcano, Mount Etna, Michael Portillo explores Sicilian life under the dictatorship. He also finds out how the dictator took on the Mafia and asks whether it is true that under Mussolini, the trains ran on time
Great Continental Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 12:00 AM, Wednesday 20 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Dave Minchin
Director