Experience Sicily

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  • Beware And Be Kind To The Mandrake Plant

    Beware! Attenti! Mandrake (pictured), or Mandragora, is a perennial plant that grows in the Mediterranean. You’ll find them throughout Sicily in the fall and spring. They have long roots with a very short stem. When pulled from the earth, the plant and roots together resemble the human body–both men and women. The mandrake has medicinal…

  • Saint George And Sicilian Cart Drivers

    San Giorgio, pictured on my father’s antique toy cart, is the protector of Sicilian cart drivers. Find out more about this and the pasta recipes named for the drivers this evening during our complimentary Experience Sicily online cooking experience featuring two recipes for Cart Driver’s Pasta. Details and registration at https://experiencesicily.com/events/online-sicily-events/cart-drivers-pasta/

  • Inspired By Siculiana Marina’s Beach In Sicily

    How does one describe one of the most beautiful beaches in Sicily? Words aren’t always sufficient. If it’s any indication of just how magnificent Siculiana Marina is, Sicilian guitarist Francesco Buzzurro composed an entire album of songs inspired by it called Il Quinto Elemento (The Fifth Element). When I heard him perform pieces from it…

  • Up On The Hill In Scicli

    The ancient church of Saint Matthew (San Matteo) is perched on a high hill overlooking the entire town of Scicli. Now abondoned, the shell of the building was constructed in the 18th century following the devastating 1693 earthquake on top of the ruins of a Norman church and probably (I’ll venture to guess) other sacred…

  • Palermo Has Two Patron Saints

    In addition to Santa Rosalia, the patron saint of Palermo, there is a co-patron saint. Do you know who that is? (Hint: He’s featured with her on this barrier at Quattro Canti.) Show us how much you know about Siciy this Tuesday at 7PM EDT (New York) for Experience Sicily Trivia Happy Hour with Carla…

  • Spring Day In the Center Of Sicily

    A meadow of crimson clover and a hillside outside of Sant’Angelo Muxaro, Sicani Mountains, Agrigento Province, Sicily

  • A Hidden Corner of Sicily

    Aldo’s workshop in the countryside of San Biagio Platini, Agrigento Province, Sicily

  • Beautiful Bougainvillea In Baroque Modica

    Bougainvillea draping the stairs leading to the Duomo di San Giorgio, Modica, Sicily

  • The Vines Of Sicily In Springtime

    Vinyard in spring, Trapani Province… This is where and when wine-making begins.