52 Reasons to Love Sicily #13. Sicily’s second city Catania recalls Roma, while holding fast to its local character. Its historic downtown boasts broad avenues that are lined with baroque palazzi and that lead to sweeping views of the volcano, Etna. The center not only supports its beautiful cathedral dedicated to Sant’Agata and Liotru, the…
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52 Reasons to Love Sicily | Passeggiate in Taormina
52 Reasons to Love Sicily #12. After dinner, you can see the world during a passeggiata down the Corso Umberto in Taormina. On one pedestrian friendly street in one of the world’s most beautiful towns tourists from around the globe adorn their favorite outfits and stroll. Add in a (insert your preferred flavor here) gelato…
52 Reasons to Love Sicily | The Crowds Slip Away
52 Reasons to Love Sicily #10. The crowds slip away quickly in Sicily and what’s left are delightful discoveries. In accessible off-the-beaten-path towns like Sciacca in Agrigento Province, for one example, you will encounter something engaging when you least expect it, such as a work of street art, a votive altar for the Madonna on…
52 Reasons to Love Sicily | Sicilians
52 Reasons to Love Sicily #4. People make places memorable, and therefore, Sicilians are a reason you’ll love Sicily. This photo, taken in Caltabellotta, shows Paolo, a shepherd and cheesemaker; Riccardo, an entrepreneur; and Anna, an inn keeper. They are stuffing cannoli. But it’s not so simple. I was in Anna’s kitchen after she fed…
52 Reasons To Love Sicily | Take The Train
52 Reasons to Love Sicily #2. Taking a daytrip on the train from Palermo to Cefalù (or from Cefalù to Palermo) is convenient and offers excellent people watching (both at your destination and on the train itself). The north coast rail corridor between Messina and Palermo presents a reliable schedule and very prompt trains (Arrive…
Happy Easter! Buona Pasqua! From Experience Sicily
Happy Easter! Buona Pasqua! May the light of spring bring peace and joy to your heart!
Holy Week In Caltanissetta, Sicily
If all goes well, Experience Sicily will be in Caltanissetta in 2022 for the city’s famed Holy Week. We’ll be hosted by local, expert guide Alice Bifarella for an extraordinary Easter themed tour. Tour details TBA… In the meantime, learn more about why Good Friday is extraordinary in this central Sicilian city, whose Cathedral is…
The Sicily Episode Of Stanley Tucci Searching For Italy On CNN
“It’s not what I expected. It’s kind of a revelation,” says Stanley Tucci while standing in the middle of Palermo’s historic center during the Sicily “Searching for Italy” episode. And this, sums up my thoughts about the show. He had no idea how amazing, in the truest sense of the word, Sicily is. Americans and…
Watch The Recording: Artisanal Olive Oil From Sicily
What a revelation! We learned so much on Friday evening! Thanks to everyone who participated in our online, synchronous olive oil tasting event. Watch the recording on the Experience Sicily YouTube channel (Please subscribe!) at https://youtu.be/hxXgAiWDg6g. Thanks to Giò Buonanno of Azienda Brancati and Niki Masino of Gelsomino Imports, LLC for your support! I loved sharing…
Olive Oil And A Laugh
It snowed on Mount Etna yesterday (and there was some pyroclastic activity too)! So, Mamma may look like this photo from two years ago when Giò Buonanno of Azienda Brancati and I were on his olive and mandorin farm enjoying the views and a good laugh (He’s very entertaining!). Join in on our fun this Friday,…