Tag: baroque
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The Jewel Of King Iblon’s Mountains
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
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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…
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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…
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Be Amazed By The Baroque During October in Sicily
Right off of Quattro Canti in the historic center of Palermo is the stunning Church of Saint Joseph of the Theatines. Initially built by the austere, yet aristocratic Catholic order between 1612 and 1645, over the 17th century the interior decor grew to reflect the era”s popular Baroque art and design style, one that was…
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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…
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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…
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Baroque Balcony In Ragusa
Balcony with musician at center, Ragusa
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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…