Experience Sicily

Tag: fiume

  • Blue River

    The Alcantara River in Messina province is fed by chilly mountain springs.

  • The Papireto and the Kremonia

    In ancient times, Palermo’s harbor extended south into the city, and two rivers fed it: The Papireto in the north and the Kemonia in the south. This map, which is from an informational sign in Palermo near the Cathedral, shows the Roman-era layout of the city–a layout that is somewhat still in existence. The center…

  • In the Mountains with Melissa Muller

    The mountains of Sicily are extraordinary. The sea often takes center stage, but once you’ve spent time in the heart of Sicily, you’ll become a confused lover–mountains or sea? Sea or mountains? Today, Melissa Muller with whom we are hosting our May 19-31, 2016 tour, “Experience Sicily with Chef Melissa Muller,” and I spent a…

  • A Sicilian Boatman

    Un barcaiolo, or boatman, on the Ciane River in Siracusa. (Photo credit: Experience Sicily’s Filippo Buttitta)