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  • Flowing With The Go

    Castellammare del Golfo is our host for our first stop on the “Allison’s Secret Sicily” tour…. Not an official tour! Just 5 of us traveling together and going with the flow and following our whims for discovering corners of Sicily new to me and visiting some of my top favorites. After a very intense few…

  • On the Tyrrhenian Sea

    Feel the wind in your hair upon a boat on the Tyrrhenian Sea as you dance along the coast of the Lo Zingaro (The Gypsy) Nature Preserve … The sun could be shining on you on September 24 … Contact me at AllisonScola@ExperienceSicily for the full small-group, 8-day, multi-sensory tour itinerary. 

  • Sicily Vacation 

    Like an accountant during tax season, I have been a travel professional before the summer travel season: very busy! Today, though, among all of the planning and details that Evelina, Madeleine, Giulia and I are working on for our clients traveling in the next month, I took some time to schedule my own vacation in…

  • Scene from Scopello 

    Scopello, Sicily.  

  • I Dream of Sicily 

    During these dog days of winter, sometimes you just have to go to a happy place. Here’s mine: the marina of Castellammare del Golfo, photographed from what would have at one time been the drawbridge to the castle.

  • Take Me to the Pool 

    Here’s a flashback to warmer weather–a dose of this is doing me some good today. Last May, I had the pleasure of swimming in this spectacular pool at the Sabbie D’Oro Residence in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. (Yes, that it me at the pool! Photo Credit: Estzer Vajda of EVAZmediaGroup.com). Owned by hostess with the…

  • A Happy Place

    I wanted to post a photo that makes me smile, and Fiat 500s always make me smile, and so does any view of Castellammare del Golfo (Trapani Province, hence the TP on the license plate). Thank you for indulging me. I hope it makes you smile too. 

  • Socializing on the Avenue 

    Old school social media on Corso Giuseppe Garabaldi, Castellammare del Golfo 

  • Guessing Game

    What is this?… Many towns have ethnographic museums. One of the best I’ve seen outside of major cities is the two in Castellammare del Golfo that are inside the castle. They document the different trades, fishing, and agricultural practices of the region with fantastic exhibits in Italian and English. Pictured is one of my favorite…