Tag: architettura
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With A Cherry On Top
The red domes of San Cataldo church overlook Via Maqueda and Piazza Bellini in Palermo. San Cataldo was built during the early-Norman era in the 1150s by Maio of Bari, William I’s top emir, or commander. Its red domes and elegant window details illustrate the unique Arab-Norman architectural style found only in Sicily.
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Temple E Is Electric
Today considered Europe’s largest archeological site, Selinunte was a Greek city built on the southwestern coast of Sicily by colonists from the eastern Sicilian Greek outpost of Megara Hyblea. Founded around 651 BC, it displayed its power by building massive temples dedicated to various gods, like this one pictured, Temple E, which scholars believe was…
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! May love rule!
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…