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  • Curious In Palazzolo Acreide | Join Us Tuesday Online

    I’m curious. I like to notice things like this, the longest baroque balcony in Sicily. It’s found in Palazzolo Acreide. Palazzolo Acreide is one of the eight towns that make up the “Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto” UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sicily has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other region…

  • Join Experience Sicily at the New York Travel Show January 27 and 28

    Experience Sicily will be back at the New York Travel & Adventure Show this January.  Come see us! When: Sat., January 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun., January 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Jacob Javits Center, New York City Find Experience Sicily all weekend at Booth #239 Join us for Sicilian Folk Music…

  • Walking Alongside The Black Madonna Of Tindari

    Last evening, in anticipation for today’s Feast of the Madonna, I made a pilgrimage to Tindari to see the procession of the Madonna Nera, the Black Madonna of Tindari. I’ve been devoted to this Madonna for many years, so to finally be able to attend the feast with other devotees was special for me. Tindari…

  • Ten Years Of Experience Sicily

    Post 3000 of Experience Sicily! Today, I celebrate 10 years of posting about Sicily on Instagram, Facebook, and WordPress! Yes, I started this adventure ten years ago. For me, it starts here: Bagheria and Porticello, my ancestral towns – – now, my second home (But I now often wonder of it is actually my first…

  • Feel Something Special This July During Secret Sicily

    You’re busy: Your job, your family and friends, your household administration… There’s so much to do! But you need a vacation. You want to do something fun, engaging, and out of the ordinary. You want to get away. You want to do something that makes you feel… Feel joy! Something that inspires your soul and…

  • Lentini, Sicily’s Feast for Sant’Alfio

    Attending the Feast of Sant’Alfio in Lentini last week during Photography in Sicily was very moving. The annual ritual they practice is called “I Nudi,” the nudes. Devotees are barefoot and only dressed in shorts (women wear shirts) carrying flowers in one hand and holding their other hand at their backs. In this posture, they…

  • Flying Into Sicily: Palermo Or Catania?

    When traveling to Sicily, plan to fly into one airport and out of the other. That way, you don’t lose a day going back to where you started. For example, if you arrived in Palermo and you will be here for more than 7 days, then I recommend that you leave from Catania after traveling…

  • Eat What Is In Season In Sicily

    Artichokes are in season in Sicily right now. They are everywhere. And so, what do you order? Artichokes! (And fennel too!). For an “insider” place to eat in Palermo: Trattoria Club Rosanero.

  • Stupendous Mountain Walk On The Sea Near Palermo

    Riserva Naturale Orientata Capo Gallo is another magnificent corner of Sicily. It is an accessible hike along the coast, west of Palermo. Go there to take in outstanding visits of mountains meeting the sea with the islands of Ustica and Isola delle Femmine in the distance. Thank you to my guide Salvo for having shared…