Carob Tree

My husband and I are staying at a beautiful inn in the countryside facing Mount Etna’s south slope. The entire property is a garden. In the distance we can hear sheep moving through the olive orchards on the opposite ridge from where we are (Their ringing bells give them away.). While wandering around, I was…

Carob trees, or carrubo in Italian, grow throughout coastal areas of Sicily. Its dried pods, shown here in a traditional basket, are mildly sweet and are used as a substitute for chocolate. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #carob #carrubo #carruba #basket #cestina