This Can Be Yours

For Sale! No kidding! This Sicilian cart somehow made its way to the United States, and now is in a gentleman’s garage in the Hudson Valley. It was reclaimed from a barn full of junk, and the current owner is seeking a buyer. It was hand-painted and crafted in Palermo. I have more photos, provided…

Happy Together

In her turn-of-the-20th-century memoir “By the Waters of Sicily,” Norma Lorimer wrote that on the first day of spring, Sicilian lovers and families headed to the seaside and countryside in their carts and on foot to gleefully enjoy their first post-winter picnic outside of the cities “about the sunny rocks like young kids.” Simply happy…

Mesmerizing for Hours

Before video games, TV, and films, Sicilians had carts and cart drivers, traveling minstrels, and vendors whose songs told the stories of the detailed scenes painted on cart panels. Examining the mesmerizing craftsmanship of each unique “carretto” could keep you busy for hours.

Detail of Sicilian cart wheel. #experiencesicily #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #sicily_tourism #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #ig_palermo #gf_italy #fotografipalermitani #museopitre #museoetnografico #siciliancart #carretto #carrettieri

A man with his donkey and cart in Piazza del Castello dei Ventimiglia, Castelbuono (PA). #castelbuono #piazza #donkey #siciliancart #carretto#palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #sizilien #italy #italia #italien #sicily_tourism #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #ig_palermo #instapalermo #gf_italy #experiencesicily

At Christmas, we acknowledge the power of the great mother and all she brings to our lives. Merry Christmas, Buon Natale, and as Sicilians say, Bon Natali. This painting, found on a cart painted by Giuseppe and Michele Ducato of Bagheria and located in a passageway in Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve, is of Our Lady…

The town of Caltagirone is world renowned for its pottery and ceramics. These tiles are one example from the 142-step Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte. Each step of the staircase is decorated with a unique design. #caltagirone #catania #pottery #ceramics #ceramica #tiles #tile #ceramic #staircase #scala #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph…

Vibrant narrative paintings on the panels of Sicilian carts depict scenes from operas, famous battles, and chivalric stories. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #siciliancart #carretto #bagheria #carrettieri #chivalry #painting #folkart