Lena’s Sicilian Ancestral Town Visit

Today we have clients visiting the Late Baroque Sicilian Town of Palazzolo Acreide for a heritage experience. They’ll start their day here, at the Municipal Hall’s office of vital records with their local, expert English-speaking guide. Lena and her children John and Carole, will visit la Chiesa di San Sebastiano where Lena’s parents married before emigrating to the United States in 1920. They’ll visit the cemetery to locate the graves of Lena’s grandparents. And, if all goes as we planned, they’ll meet Lena’s living cousins who live in Palazzolo Acreide. Yesterday, they spent the afternoon at a farm on the outskirts of town having a hands-on cooking experience with a local family featuring typical recipes.

Today, more historic and cultural experiences are in store. I can’t wait to hear all about it later!

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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.

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