The baroque city of Ragusa Ibla, Sicily as seen from the Iblean Mountain countryside
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Beautiful Bougainvillea In Baroque Modica
Bougainvillea draping the stairs leading to the Duomo di San Giorgio, Modica, Sicily
Sicily Shook On January 11, 1693
After a magnitude (hypothetical) 6.2 foreshock on January 9, 1693, at 9PM on January 11, 1693 the earth shook in southeastern Sicily for what historians say was four minutes. Etna erupted, and a tsunami struck the Ionian coasts of eastern Sicily and the Strait of Messina. We don’t know the exact scope of the earthquake’s…
Yoga In Sicily In June
Yes, that’s correct. I did upward dog in the splendid Baroque Piazza del Duomo in Siracusa — to show you just how awesome practicing yoga in Sicily can be! Join me and Clio Mallin in June 2020 for our Experience Sicily Yoga retreat in Sicily. Read the full tour itinerary at https://experiencesicily.com/2020-tours-of-sicily/yoga-in-sicily-june-2020/. Contact me at…
Going Baroque In Palermo At Casa Professa
Cherubs caressing mermaids are the focus of this detail of the dizzying Baroque artwork you’ll find at the Chiesa del Gesù (also known as Casa Professa) in Palermo. Decorated from floor to ceiling with inlaid marble, stucco, frescos, and sculpture, this Catholic temple is one of the most shocking sites you’ll see in the Sicilian…
Finding Solice In Ragusa Ibla
The Chiesa di San Giuseppe in Ragusa Ibla doesn’t have the notariety of the Duomo di San Giorgio that is just a few hundred feet away; however it offers those who wander in, a quiet sanctuary to reflect (Like the Benedictine cloistered nuns did, who called this their home for centuries.). During May’s Myths and…
Baroque Balcony In Ragusa
Balcony with musician at center, Ragusa
Paying Homage To Palermo’s Santa Rosalia
Palermo’s patroness, Santa Rosalia (Pictured: her likeness illustrated in Palermo’s Immaculate Conception Church), is recognized annually on September 4, the day she died in 1166, with a solemn pilgrimage to her sanctuary at the top of Mount Pellegrino. Tomorrow, pilgrims will arrive from far and wide to process up Mount Pellegrino, often barefoot or on…
Tarantella In Baroque Sicily
If I could have been anywhere last night, I would have been in the UNESCO town of Scicli (pictured), dancing the pizzica tarantella and tracing out with all the other tarantate at the Taranta Sicily Fest. *sigh* Another time!
From the Stone Garden
The Parrocchia San Sebastiano in Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily offers a classic example of the elegant, UNESCO recognized architectural design of the “Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto.” Palazzolo Acreide is one of the towns that make up the UNESCO site. The town was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 that flattened much of…