The crowds slip away quickly in Sicily and what’s left are delightful discoveries. In accessible off-the-beaten-path towns like Sciacca in Agrigento Province, for one example, you will encounter something engaging when you least expect it, such as a work of street art, a votive altar for the Madonna on someone’s home, or a stairway with unique ceramic designs on each riser. These treasures are the stuff that give you a spark of inspiration and provoke a thought outside of yourself. Such are the joys of intrepid traveling.This is Sicily.