Experience Sicily

Tag: field

  • Sit Back and Enjoy the Ride

    As you travel between Modica, Scicli, and Ragusa in south eastern Sicily, take note of the wheat fields and the long, man-made stone walls.

  • Sowing is Sacred

    November is a month dedicated to sowing wheat seeds. For agricultural communities like those in the center of Sicily, the work done now determines a successful crop later–and sustenance for the next year (This photo was taken in June, after the harvest.).

  • In Sicily, Yellow and Blue Makes Wine

    In the western provinces of Sicily, the Grillo grape varietal soaks up the sun to make Marsala wine.

  • Why the Romans Loved Sicily

    Sicily’s interior is rich with wheat.