At the edge of the Riserva Naturale Regionale dello Zingaro is an ancient tonnara, or fishing station, known as Scopello. Its rock stacks are familiar to those who seek the turquoise sea and magical environs. #experiencesicily #scopello #lozingaro #sea #dreamingofsummer #mare #fotografipalermitani #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #sizilien #italy #italia #italien #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto…
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The Breathtaking Mosaics of Rogero II’s Cappella Palatina
Norman king Roger II established the Cappella Palatina in 1130. The chapel, located inside Palermo’s Palazzo dei Normanni, is in and of itself a treasure chest of extraordinary mosaics. This is one example, framing one of the windows. #experiencesicily #palermo #sicily #mosaics #mosaichi #mosaic #mosaico #architecture #architettura #normanarchitecture #cappellapalatina #window #finestra #palazzodeinormanni #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy…
La Passeggiata: Sicilians’ Evening Stroll
Bagheria’s Corso Umberto is a pedestrian zone, making it ideal for each evening’s passeggiata, or stroll. Sicilians practice their daily passeggiata with great enjoyment. #experiencesicily #bagheria #passeggiata #strada #corsoumberto #fotografipalermitani
Homes throughout Sicily possess ironwork over their principal doorways that reveals their histories. The crescent window decoration over my great great grandfather Vincenzo Scola’s home possesses a V and S for his initials, indicating that he built the house. #experiencesicily #ironwork #window #finestra #storia #history #familyhistory #famiglia #porticello #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #sicily_tourism…
Old door, Palermo. (Another view of my favorite old door, during a different visit from the last time I posted about it.) #experiencesicily #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #sicily_tourism #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #ig_palermo #gf_italy #fotografipalermitani #door #olddoor #porta #portavecchia #bluedoor #portaazzurra #nofilter
Detail of Sicilian cart wheel. #experiencesicily #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #sicily_tourism #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #ig_palermo #gf_italy #fotografipalermitani #museopitre #museoetnografico #siciliancart #carretto #carrettieri
Within throwing distance of Palermo’s world-renowned Teatro Massimo is another kind of world-renowned theater: the Opera dei Pupi or marionette opera of Figli d’Arte Cuticchio. For more than 80 years, in various formats, Giacomo Cuticchio’s company has produced mesmerizing performances featuring colorful sets and captivating marionette puppets. The different operas’ stories are set throughout history,…
In Palermo, before you could buy bottled water, you could buy glasses of fresh water. That’s right, a vendor, called “l’acquaiolo” roamed the streets with his jug and a bench that was specially designed to hold cups. He probably sang too, to get your attention, just like the ice cream man! This painting is from…