Tag: agrigento
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Let The Land And The Locals Guide You
Happy Experience Sicily clients today enjoying a Jeep tour in the countryside of Agrigento Province with Pierfilippo Spoto of Val di kam. The best experiences happen when you allow the land to show you the way. (Photo Credit: Pierfilippo Spoto)
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The Real Thing Is Brownish Green
Yesterday, a friend asked me if the color of pistachio gelato made with real pistachios is not bright green (which indicates food coloring was used), but a more brownish green color. The answer is yes, it is brownish green! Here’s my second breakfast (Yes, Sicilians eat this for breakfast.) when I was at Valley of…
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Curating Memorable Moments
Excerpts from feedback from one of our May tours: Memorable Moment — “The singing lunch with the big family with [our guide] Pierfilippo (of Val di Kam) and endless courses of fresh food.” … “When we went to a restaurant with a long table of Italians at a family dinner, and we sang Frank Sinatra,…
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Me And The Guys In The Piazza
When I started learning Italian in 1996 while backpacking solo through Europe, it was a dream of mine to be able to talk to the locals and (attempt) to understand their cultures. I wanted to hear what someone from another country thought and felt. Since gaining a command of Italian, it’s been a great joy…
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Arrivederci Myths & Mysteries of Sicily
This morning, our Myths & Mysteries of Sicily tour group bid Arrivederci to each other. It’s always agrodolce (bitter-sweet) to end a tour, especially when our guests are such wonderful people! After 13 days of wonder traveling throughout this splendid land, I’m exhausted and energized all at once. And as always, I’m inspired by the…
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May Flowers
May is a beautiful time of rhe year to travel in Sicily! The weather is fantastic and flowers are breathtaking!
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Phenomenal Day in the Sicilian Countryside
What a day we had today in the Sicanian mountains, north of Agrigento, Sicily! Thanks to Pierfilippo of Val di Kam and sculptor Lorenzo Reina for their hospitality and warmth! It was absolutely phenomenal.
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Dining Amongst the Gods
After our visit to the Valley of the Temples, we had lunch like the ancients, hosted by ArcheoCuisine. Our hostess Alessandra, an archeologist and food historian, and her team created a beautiful experience for us in the shadow of the Temple of Hercules that consisted of foods made with Sicilian ancient grains such as Tumminia…