The main piazza in Grammichele is one of the most sweeping public spaces you’ll encounter. When taking a stroll through it, you’ll recognize that it’s a hexagon that sits in the middle of the planned town, which was constructed after the devastating 1693 earthquake of southeastern Sicily. The baroque streets radiate from this marval of gleeming pavement.Do an image search on Grammichele to see what this historic center looks like from a bird’s-eye view. It’s pretty neat!
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.
