At lunchtime, which is between roughly 1 PM and 4 PM, Sicily’s streets empty out–especially on Sundays. The practice of closing-up shops and offices at mid-day is alive and well. Residents and workers head home or out to restaurants to enjoy lunch and a nap (and to avoid the hottest part of the day), and then at about 4:30 the cities and towns come alive again until 8 or 9 PM, when they are closed for business until the next morning.
Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.
