Before automobiles, the Sicilian upper class traveled in horse-drawn coaches. The craftsmanship was elegant and understated–very different from the colorful and detailed world-famous Sicilian carts of the lower classes.
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The Baronial class of Sicily that ruled for centuries while the feudal system was in place, traveled between its city palaces and country estates and plantations in coaches like this one from the early 19th century, on display in the Museo Etnografico Siciliano “Giuseppe Pitrè.” #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #stagecoach #coach #cinderella #carrozza…
A donkey in Castelbuono is outfitted to match the cart which he pulls. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #siciliancart #carrozza #costume #ig_sicily #italia #castelbuono #siciliaph #donkey #passeggiata
My Father’s Treasure, A Sicilian Cart
My father’s toy Sicilian cart, given to him in 1950 by my great uncle Domenico. Hand painted by the master folk artist Onofrio Ducato from Bagheria. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #siciliancart #carrozza #bagheria #painting
Sicilian carts are decorated so lavishly that I can’t fit the entire thing in this photo! Think about if, if you had fish or vegetables or a minstrel show to sell on the street, you would want to outclass everyone around, right? #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #siciliancart #carrozza