Experience Sicily

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  • Breathe in Calatafimi, Segesta 

    Here’s something to help you dream… Breathe in Sicily’s spring landscape near Calatafimi (the town where the archaeological site of Segesta is) 

  • Happy Birthday! Buona Pasqua! 

    Happy Easter! Buona Pasqua!

  • Fuschia Drapes

    Bougainvillea (or buganvilla) drapes over a balcony in Castellammare del Golfo

  • Happy Spring

    Happy Spring! The windmill in the background is the home of the Museum of Salt in Trapani, Sicily (and a trattoria!).

  • Dreamy Noto

    Balcony and window boxes with flowers photographed in Noto.

  • Infiorata in San Pier Niceto

    Sebastiano Garifo, Experience Sicily’s local guide sent in this photo from San Pier Niceto in the Province of Messina. This weekend they are celebrating their annual Infiorata festival with flower carpets depicting the Eucharist. Readers of the New York Times may recall an August 2013 article by Russell Shorto, the author of the “New York…

  • Infiorata through Sebastiano’s Eyes

    Experience Sicily’s local tour guide Sebastiano Garifo is in Noto tonight, and he sent me this photo of this year’s Infiorata flower festival to share with you! This photo gives us a great picture of via Nicolaci from la Chiesa di Montevergini, the church at the top of the avenue. Visitors from all over the…

  • Magic Carpets

    This weekend is the 36th annual Infiorata di Noto, or Noto Flower Festival. This year’s theme is “Benvenuta Catalogna” or “Welcome Catalonia.” Over the last few days, along the Baroque town’s via Nicolaci, different art-school groups have been laying out their mosaic designs of flower petals and other natural materials into “carpets” that reflect this…

  • Pink Flowers in Her Hair

    Throughout Sicily you’ll see bougainvillea (or buganvilla), this bush that produces beautiful flowers.