Experience Sicily

Tag: Bagheria

  • Swimming In Sicily

    During these gray days of January in the northeastern United States, I dream of summer in Sicily. Photos that I took of places I swam just months ago give me hope that it won’t be too long until I return to them. There are many different approaches to swimming in Sicily: beaches (both sandy and…

  • Hercules Went Clubbing In Sicily

    Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna, a fresco in the lobby of the main entrance of Villa Palagonia (18th century), Bagheria, Sicily… Hercules killed the serpentine monster during his second of 12 Labors, an ancient Greek and Roman myth.

  • Cuccidati: Sicilian Christmas Cookies

    Cuccidati, pictured, are traditional Sicilian cookies stuffed with dried fig filling. Associated with Christmas, both professional and home bakers make them, and some are more elaborately decorated than others. The filling is made with (This is a common recipe, but not all are exactly the same.) chopped dried figs, pumpkin jam, honey, raisins, almonds, orange…

  • Stirring Things Up In Sicily | Stirring Sicily, Day 1

    Live from Sicily! Experience Sicily and Chef Antonino Elia of Zest Cooking School kicked off our cooking, food, and wine tour, Stirring Sicily, this evening with dinner at Don Ciccio in Bagheria. I love this place, which is under my cousins’ house! Si mangia benissimo qua! Traditional Bagherese cuisine including pasta con le sarde and…

  • Dance the Tarantella with me this Sunday in Tappan, NY

    Whenever I have an opportunity to dance, I take it! This one was in May, during our Myths & Mysteries of Sicily: As Above/So Below tour when we were at Villa Palagonia in Bagheria, Sicily. You don’t have to be in Sicily or wait until May 2020 for our next tour to dance a tarantella…

  • Cook, Eat, and Explore Sicily In September

    During Stirring Sicily, our hands-on cooking in Sicily tour from September 19-26, we’ll delight in a boat excursion to see L’Arco Azzurro (the Blue Arch), pictured here, among other sites, along Sicily’s coast at Capo Zafferano. Join us! Contact me today at AllisonScola@ExperienceSicily.com to take advantage of a special offer. Let’s cook, eat, savor wine,…

  • Fishing For My Sicilian Heritage

    Yesterday, I spent a heartwarming morning with Michelangelo Balistreri at the Museo dell’Acciuga di Aspra in Aspra (Palermo Province). It was a journey into my family history. Anyone with fisherman roots from Sicily’s north coast will appreciate a visit to this outstanding labor of love. Michelangelo and artist Francesco Maglio have created a beautiful tribute…

  • If These Boats Could Talk

    Boats at Aspra, the fishing village of Bagheria In Aspra, there is a museum focused on anchovy fishing and all things anchovy: Museo dell’Acciuga di Aspra. Although I haven’t yet been, since this type of fishing was done by my family (in these waters) for centuries, while in Sicily the next few weeks, I hope…

  • My Mornings In Sicily

    Live from Sicily! Photos from my morning walks (and where Andrea and I swam this morning)