Tag: experience sicily
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Tell Me More: The Arch of Noto, Sicily
Feel like a royal when you walk through the Porta Reale or Ferdinandea of Noto. Constructed as a triumphal arch for the king’s entry into the baroque city, the Porta Reale or Ferdinandea was commissioned and financed in 1838 by the Marquis of Cannicarao in anticipation of a visit to Noto by King Ferdinand II…
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The White Lotus Effect On Your Home
In Sicily, we call it the “White Lotus Effect.” Many people ask if the second season of White Lotus impacted Experience Sicily’s business. The answer is, “Yes!” Probably in more ways than you might imagine. Mostly though, it introduced Sicily to ten million people who did not know about the splendor of this island and…
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Sicily In New York For Saint Joseph’s Day
Happy Saint Joseph’s Day! Viva San Giuseppe! Here in New York City, Experience Sicily has been welcoming the arrival of spring and the equalibrium of light and dark to our days with our annual Saint Joseph’s Day events. On Sunday, we hosted a feast with Cacio e Pepe in the East Village featuring traditional dishes…
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Saint Joseph And The Spring Equinox
Viva San Giuseppe! Saint Joseph’s Day is March 19, and today, I am thrilled to gather in New York City for our annual celebration of the father, the masculine, and spring’s arrival, and to see friends and family. The feminine mother Earth is coming back to life after the famine of winter. The masculine father…
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Saint Joseph’s Day 2025 in NYC
Celebrate Saint Joseph’s Day with Experience Sicily in New York City on Sunday, March 16 at Cacio e Pepe restaurant in the East Village. We’ll have a full traditional meal of maccu, pasta con le sarde, other dishes, and of course, sfinci di San Giuseppe (pictured)! Full menu at link below. Spots are filling up…
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Today’s Sicily Passeggiata
It’s been raining for days. Today, we had some sun, so before getting down to business, I went for a passeggiata in Porticello. Natural moments in a fishing village. The fisherman is weaving a basket trap for shrimp and other crustaceans.
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Ex-Votos in Sicily for Santa Lucia
At the sanctuary devoted to Santa Lucia in Siracusa, pilgrims offer ex-votos shaped like eyes. Ex-votos are iconographic body parts or other symbols that are offered to a divinity or spirit guide as gratitude for healing or grace received. The eyes and heart pictured here represent ailments of the eyes (Need some insight or help…
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Ragusa, Sicily Has So Much To Behold
Ragusa is comprised of two towns, the ancient hilltop town of Ragusa Ibla, and the modern city that faces it on a plateau west of the old city. Ibla, named for the Iblean Mountains where is stands, has been occupied for millennia. We don’t know too much about ancient life in Ibla because in 1693…
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Southeastern Sicily is Africa
The southeastern provinces of Sicily, Siracusa and Ragusa, sit on a limestone shelf that is part of the African tectonic plate. So, when you are in Noto, Modica, and Ragusa Ibla, you are in Africa! The limestone plateau is millions of years old, and through it over millenia have cut many rivers such as the…