Tag: history
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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…
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The Bikini Girls (I’ll tell you again, Sicily is awe inspiring!)
The bikini isn’t a new phenomenon. At the 3-4th AD Roman villa unearthed just in the last century in Piazza Armerina, the gymnasium proves otherwise. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #bikini #roman #mosaics #history
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The history of domination from multiple cultures is found throughout Sicily, and the various architectural elements often hold the most obvious sources, as exemplified by this church in Palermo. It has Norman, Arab, and Gothic motifs. #sicily_tourism #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily #palermo #architecture #history