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Exhale With Your Family This July in Sicily
Take a deep breath and slowly exhale… That’s what I want to do when I see this countryside outside of Licodia Eubea, Sicily, where Experience Sicily is hosting an immersive, family-friendly 10-day travel experience in July. I, Allison Scola, will be your tour leader, and I’ll take care of all of the details so you…
Getting Into the Details
The olive harvest is in full swing right now. Making olive oil is as complex as making wine, and on Day 7 of our June 2018 multi-generational tour, Ancient Italy: A Cultural Journey Through Campania and Sicily, we’ll get into the details at an organic olive farm in Castelvetrano. This Wednesday evening from 7:30 to…
The Natural Habitat of Pomegranates
Pomegranates growing on the tree last month.
Your Most Complimentary Color
If you’ve been reading Experience Sicily regularly, you know that I love to immerse myself in the profound culture, ancient history and art, esoteric sacred rituals, and modern complexities of Sicily. But when it comes to serving our clients, along with my cousins in Bagheria and Palermo, we make it our business to research inns…
Ficus On the Prize
This ficus tree (technically called a Ficus macrophylla) was planted in the Garibaldi Gardens of Palermo’s Piazza Marina in 1863 in recognition of the founding of the new nation of Italy. It is considered to be one of the largest ficus trees in Europe.