Finding Their Roots in Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily

“Thank you Allison. This experience has totally changed us forever. Rosa [our guide] is truly amazing and what she accomplished for us has touched our hearts ♥ forever, ” wrote our Experience Sicily clients today after their visit to their ancestral town of Palazzolo Acreide. This was thrilling to hear! Lena obtained official birth certificates of her father and grandparents. At the church where her parents were married, the priest showed her and her children, Carole and John (along with their spouses), the official marriage record of their grandparents. They went to the town cemetery where they located graves of ancestors. And most importantly, they met ten cousins who live in Palazzolo Acreide.

Our guide Rosa described the day as emotional and fantastic. In fact, the joy of reconnecting instigated a plan for a family pizza party on Thursday when even more cousins will join in this exciting discovery! Life-changing for sure!

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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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