Category: Travel Tips and Ideas
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Sicily Is 45 of 52 Places Listed By The New York Times
This week the New York Times announced its annual 52 Places to Travel list. I am thrilled to see Sicily once again on this list at number 45. The Times focused its featured destinations based on *experiences,* mostly those which enable travelers to witness places respectfully through visiting off-the-beaten-path villages and scenic routes – exactly…
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Ragusa, Sicily Has So Much To Behold
Ragusa is comprised of two towns, the ancient hilltop town of Ragusa Ibla, and the modern city that faces it on a plateau west of the old city. Ibla, named for the Iblean Mountains where is stands, has been occupied for millennia. We don’t know too much about ancient life in Ibla because in 1693…
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Southeastern Sicily is Africa
The southeastern provinces of Sicily, Siracusa and Ragusa, sit on a limestone shelf that is part of the African tectonic plate. So, when you are in Noto, Modica, and Ragusa Ibla, you are in Africa! The limestone plateau is millions of years old, and through it over millenia have cut many rivers such as the…
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Answers To Your Sicily Travel Questions
This is the magnificent duomo of Cefalù built by my favorite Norman king, Roger II, in the 12th century. This evening, Dec. 1, I’ll be in Princeton, NJ at Dorothea’s house talking about amazing sites like this and Sicily travel. And Monday night too, Dec. 2, I will be live online on Zoom, when I’ll…
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Walk In Sicily In February: Join Us for Wandering Sicily
February 15 to 22 (President’s Week) I am co-hosting with naturalistic guide and Ragusa native Nanni Di Falco Wandering Sicily, a walking and cultural immersion experience in southeastern Sicily. We’ll be based in Ragusa Ibla for the week, and each day walk in the countryside. Temperatures are in the 50s and 60s, and green grasses…
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Day 15 of 16 Days of Sicily | Salt Flats and Conveniences
Day 15 of 16 Days of Sicily | Salt Flats and Conveniences | There are so many things in modern life that we take for granted. Through visiting Sicily and learning about life here – – from ancient times to the present era – – we can find a new grounding. For example, a tour…
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Day 14 of 16 Days of Sicily | World Class Theater
Day 14 of 16 Days of Sicily | World Class Theater | Every May through early July the INDA (National Institute of Ancient Dramatic Arts) presents ancient Greek theater in the ancient Greek theater in Siracusa. It’s a reason to travel to Sicily during this season of the year when temperatures are a bit cooler…
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Why You Should Travel to Sicily Even During a Water Shortage
I woke up this morning in New York to read this article about Sicily in the New York Times, “After Losing Crops to Drought, Sicily Fears Losing Tourism, Too.” Important to point out, there is not a comment section on this article (Perhaps because it’s intended to be in this weekend’s T magazine? I don’t…
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Stirring Sicily Cooking and Wine Tour
Stirring Sicily:Cooking and Wine in Sicily Tour 1: August 28 to September 4, 2024 *FEW SPOTS LEFT* Act Now! Use the Code ALLISONBDAY at checkout by 11:59PM July 18, 2024 for $300 off per person. 8 days, 4 nights with an optional Eastern Sicily Prelude Delight in hands-on cooking classes, wine tastings of Sicily’s outstanding…