Experience Sicily

Category: Architecture

  • Piazza Duomo Ortigia Glistens

    Evening stroll through Piazza Duomo Siracusa (Ortigia) after the rain

  • Exquisite Architecture In Sicily

    The UNESCO recognized Late Sicilian Baroque of the Val di Noto is exquisitely illustrated by Modica’s Duomo di San Pietro. You’ll get up close to this in April during our Spring in Sicily tour! More at https://experiencesicily.com/easter-in-sicily-2022/

  • Mystical Ragusa Ibla, This Spring, With Experience Sicily

    Ragusa Ibla captures one’s imagination. And for good reason. This beautiful baroque, yet ancient city on a hilltop, possess a mystical sense hard to explain. Over the past 20 years it has evolved into one of Sicily’s hot destinations, perhaps because it is one of the “sets” of Vigata, the fictional home of Inspector Montalbano.…

  • Selinunte Was Never The Same

    The ancient Greek city of Selinunte was brought to its knees in 409 BCE by the Cartheginians. Although it was reestablished by the victors, it never reached the same beauty or prominence as it had during the Greek era, when this temple, Temple O, was constructed.

  • Greek Temple In The Moonlight

    The Temple of Concordia at Valley of the Temples in Agrigento is magnificent under the full moon. Whenever possible, plan to see the temples at night (as well as during the day), at least from the roadway. Another place one can see the Valley lit up at night is from the front stairs of the…

  • The Fourth Season In Palermo

    In Palermo’s “Theater of the Sun,” the intersection better known as Quattro Canti, four fountains featuring women illustrate the four seasons. Not only the annual seasons, but those of life too. Pictured here is Winter. She’s an older, wiser woman holding a flaming lantern. Showing us the way through the darkest time of the year.…

  • The Two Bell Towers of Palma di Montechiaro

    The 17th-century Chiesa Madre of the town of Palma di Montechiaro holds court at the top of a long flight of stairs. Palma di Montechiaro was founded by the Prince of Lampedusa, ancestor of the novelist Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, in 1637.The famers of the area cultivate grapes for wine and the table, almonds, melons,…

  • Covering Up At Monreale Cathedral

    The 228 magnificent columns of the cloister of Montreale Cathedral outside of Palermo each tell a story. Illustrated here are Adam and Eve.

  • Stunning Sicily October 2021, Day 9

    Ciao from Stunning Sicily, Day 9! After bidding farewell to our wonderful hosts in the Sicani mountains, we made our way to Bagheria to the fantastic Villa Palagonia. There our guide Giulia Scalia explained the curious Villa of the Monsters and its historic owner’s motivations for the mysterious statues that decorate it. The hall of…