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Southern Secret #5: Create Your Own Ritual
WRITTEN by GUEST BLOGGER, Danielle Oteri of Feast on History | Create your own ritual when you walk through these columns on our second day of Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners (June 29 – July 8, 2018). Built for what was then the Greek city of Poseidonia, this site became known as Paestum…
Southern Secret #4: Eat with Royalty
WRITTEN by GUEST BLOGGER, Danielle Oteri of Feast on History Guests always fall in love with Baronessa Cecilia Baratta Bellelli, who, in spite of her royal title, is extremely down to earth. On our second day of Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners (June 29 – July 8, 2018), you’ll learn to cook from…
Southern Secret #3: Oh, Maccheroni
WRITTEN by GUEST BLOGGER, Danielle Oteri of Feast on History our co-host for Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners (June 29 – July 8, 2018) … Behind you are the mountains and the Cilento National Park where medieval villages persist and organic farms abound. This bountiful land is Chef Mario Stellato’s palette from which…
Southern Secret #2: Watch the Sunset Over Capri During Dinner
WRITTEN by GUEST, Danielle Oteri of Feast on History | This is where our journey, Southern Italy for Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners (June 29 – July 8, 2018), really begins: Each detail at Borgo La Pietraia and every bite of food we’ll enjoy has been carefully designed to tell the story of…
Southern Secret #1: A Modern Ancient Italian Village
WRITTEN by GUEST BLOGGER, Danielle Oteri of Feast on History. Our first home in Southern Italy for Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners tour (June 29 – July 8, 2018) is Borgo La Pietraia, pictured, in Capaccio. Borgo La Pietraia was designed by famous Italian architect Nicola Pagliara to pay homage to an ancient…
Giving, Norman-Sicilian Style
In the late 12th century, Norman King William II, “The Good” (1172-1189) commissioned Monreale Cathedral in the mountains south of Palermo, where he spent much time hunting in the woods. Legend is that one day after a hunt, while napping under a tree, the Virgin Mother appeared to William in a dream and told him…
Holding Court in Siracusa
The Duomo of Siracusa represents layers of history. The foundation–both base and walls of the structure–is an ancient, Doric-style Temple of Athena, built in the 5th century BCE (Once inside, you can easily see the columns of the Greek temple!). During the Byzantine age in the 7th century CE, the temple was converted into a…
Night Vision
One of my most memorable evenings in Sicily has been just after it rained and I was on my own, exploring Ortigia. The historic center glistened, and the duomo was lit up, accentuating its monumental glory.
Even The Floor Is Dazzling
If the 68,000 square feet of mosaic tiles on the walls of Monreale Cathedral don’t mesmerize you, perhaps the floor-designs will! Created by Byzantine-Arab-Norman craftsmen in the late 12th century, William II’s temple offers endless inspiration. The red stone is called red porphyry. The ancient emperors associated it with power during the Roman Empire. It…