Experience Sicily

Category: Swimming/Boating

  • A Sicilian Boatman

    Un barcaiolo, or boatman, on the Ciane River in Siracusa. (Photo credit: Experience Sicily’s Filippo Buttitta)

  • Heat is on the Way

    It’s really cold right now in New York City where I live (-12C, if you must know). So, I’m warming my heart thinking about this hidden swimming spot in the cliffs of Mongerbino called I Francesi. A couple of years ago, my cousin Filippo (who took this photo) brought me here to swim. I can’t…

  • C’è la Luna Mezz’o Mare

    C’è la Luna Mezz’o Mare… “There is the moon in the middle of the sea.” (Song by Louis Prima) Sant’Elia (Fraction of Santa Flavia) at night. (Photo Credit: Experience Sicily’s Filippo Buttitta)

  • In the Know

    Sicily’s coastline varies, depending on where you are. This place, called “Le piscine” or “The pools,” is at Mongerbino, on the north side of the island, not far from Palermo. Le piscine are accessible by foot, if you know how to find the way. You can also arrange for a private visit on a local’s…

  • Yes, It’s Really that Color

    Dreaming of summer and swimming at Lo Zingaro Nature Preserve.

  • Look Towards the Light

    Summer scene, Cefalù.

  • The Stairs of the Turks

    The Scala dei Turchi near Agrigento was named after a local legend that describes when Saracen, or Turkish, pirates scaled the white limestone and clay cliffs that pour into the south-facing sea.

  • Fill My Heart with Wind

    This afternoon, on our way back from the ancient Phoenician outpost of Mozia, the salt flats of Marsala and their antique windmills romanced us. See the white mounds on the right? That is sea salt drying before being exported to kitchens around the world.

  • Pinch Me

    It’s been a hot few days in Sicily, and yesterday afternoon we took a refreshing swim here at Lo Scopello. Lo Scopello is the site of an old tuna fishery. The beautiful rock stacks or, i faraglioni, rising from the crystal sea, make for a breathtaking scene.