Experience Sicily

Category: Art

  • Be Amazed By The Baroque During October in Sicily

    Right off of Quattro Canti in the historic center of Palermo is the stunning Church of Saint Joseph of the Theatines. Initially built by the austere, yet aristocratic Catholic order between 1612 and 1645, over the 17th century the interior decor grew to reflect the era”s popular Baroque art and design style, one that was…

  • Going Baroque In Palermo At Casa Professa

    Cherubs caressing mermaids are the focus of this detail of the dizzying Baroque artwork you’ll find at the Chiesa del Gesù (also known as Casa Professa) in Palermo. Decorated from floor to ceiling with inlaid marble, stucco, frescos, and sculpture, this Catholic temple is one of the most shocking sites you’ll see in the Sicilian…

  • Ancient Sicily That Sings

    This lekythos with a woman lute player depicted on it was found in a tomb at Selinunte. Lekythoi (plural) were vases used to store oils for use in the gymnasium or bath or for funerary functions. Note the red-figure. This was an Athenian-style technique specific to the 5th century BCE.

  • Sicilian Splendors In Taormina and Beyond

    Taormina offers us so many splendors… Yet so do the hidden corners of Sicily described so thoughtfully by author John Keahey. Join me in NYC for a reading by Keahey of his Sicilian Splendors on Sunday, November 17 at 2pm at Cacio e Vino restaurant. RSVP at https://experiencesicily.com/events/book-reading-with-john-keahey/

  • Door Knocker in Palermo

    Door knocker, Palermo

  • Celebrate Saint Lucy In New York City

    Now that the clocks have changed and the daylight is growing shorter here in the northeastern United States, I turn to Santa Lucia or Saint Lucy, the patron saint of light, to guide me. Her official feast day is December 13, which, before the change to the Gregorio calendar, was the date of the winter…

  • Surrounded By Saints On All Saints Day

    The central apse of Monreale Cathedral features the benevolent Christ Almighty surrounded by saints. All Saints Day (Ognissanti… November 1) is a day to remember saints known and unknown. Pictured around Jesus are San Biagio, San Martino, Santo Stefano, San Pietro, San Clemente, San Giacomo, San Matteo, San Damiano, and many more that are featured…

  • Rachel Felt The “Wow” Of Sicily

    “My trip to Sicily was nothing short of amazing, wow! An added dimension that enhanced my delight was our wonderful spiritual guide, Tony Allicino! His ability to introduce us to the sacredness of Sicily experientially was profoundly special to me personally. His warm, generous heart and open spirit provided me an opportunity to feel the…

  • Tarantella In New York City, Saturday, October 19

    Andiamo! Come dance with us! Saturday, October 19 in New York’s Little Italy for the Marco Polo Festival of Chinatown & Little Italy. Calabrese percussionist Massimo Cusato and I will heat things up from 3PM – 3:30PM, when we’ll take the stage for our annual tarantella workshop at the corner of Mott St. and Grand…