Tag: experience sicily
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Walk In Sicily In February: Join Us for Wandering Sicily
February 15 to 22 (President’s Week) I am co-hosting with naturalistic guide and Ragusa native Nanni Di Falco Wandering Sicily, a walking and cultural immersion experience in southeastern Sicily. We’ll be based in Ragusa Ibla for the week, and each day walk in the countryside. Temperatures are in the 50s and 60s, and green grasses…
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Saint Martin’s Day Biscuits in Sicily
November 11 is Saint Martin’s Day. In Sicily, it marks two important moments of the agricultural year. It is the day when wheat farmers must have finished planting the seeds for next year’s grain, and it is when, traditionally, wine makers taste their fermenting new wines (the juice/must that was created from August/September/October’s grape harvest)…
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Sicilian Cookies For The Dead
All Saint’s and All Soul’s Day (1 November) followed by the Day of the Dead (2 November) are upon us. In Sicily, we are seeing the pastries and cookies consumed to commemorate these feast days that fall during the season when the veil between life and death is thin. These S cookies are just one…
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Porticello and the Madonna del Lume
The Feast of the Madonna del Lume, the Madonna of the Light, in Porticello is a special one for me not only because the people’s devotion to her is so strong – – something beautiful to witness, but also because Porticello is where my grandfather, who came from a fishing and merchant family, was born. …
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Day 16 of 16 Days of Sicily | Stories of Unknown Superheroes that Must Be Told
On my last tour, one of my guests who has 100% Sicilian heritage asked me a question about the mafia. I responded, “I will talk about it – – a lot – – but when we are with the whole group. I’ll tell you some stories.” Discussing organized crime and corruption and how it has…
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Day 15 of 16 Days of Sicily | Salt Flats and Conveniences
Day 15 of 16 Days of Sicily | Salt Flats and Conveniences | There are so many things in modern life that we take for granted. Through visiting Sicily and learning about life here – – from ancient times to the present era – – we can find a new grounding. For example, a tour…
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Day 14 of 16 Days of Sicily | World Class Theater
Day 14 of 16 Days of Sicily | World Class Theater | Every May through early July the INDA (National Institute of Ancient Dramatic Arts) presents ancient Greek theater in the ancient Greek theater in Siracusa. It’s a reason to travel to Sicily during this season of the year when temperatures are a bit cooler…
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July Etna Wine Events in New York
We’re hosting two wonderful events at the end of July in the New York Area. Join Us! Etna’s Inimitable Wines:A Tasting Dinner in New York City Join Experience Sicily and Etna Wine School at Cacio e Pepe restaurant in New York City for a six-course dinner and tasting of Etna wines. Join Allison Scola from Experience…
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Stirring Sicily Cooking and Wine Tour
Stirring Sicily:Cooking and Wine in Sicily Tour 1: August 28 to September 4, 2024 *FEW SPOTS LEFT* Act Now! Use the Code ALLISONBDAY at checkout by 11:59PM July 18, 2024 for $300 off per person. 8 days, 4 nights with an optional Eastern Sicily Prelude Delight in hands-on cooking classes, wine tastings of Sicily’s outstanding…