Experience Sicily

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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…

  • Wooden spoons of different sizes on display at the Museo Etnografico Siciliano “Giuseppe Pitrè.” #experiencesicily #museopitre #spoons #woodenspoons #cucchiaio #spoon #cucchiai #cucchiaiodilegno #maglia #museoetnografico #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 #kitchen #cucina

  • Secret Spots at the Sea in Sicily

    I’m dreaming of summer in Sicily. My cousin Filippo took me to this swimming spot hidden in the cliffs of Mongerbino called I Francesi. You have to know the exact gate to enter to get here—and don’t stay too late, or you could get locked in. #experiencesicily #francesi #mongerbino #aspra #mare #sea #boat #barca #sicily…

  • 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

  • If you thought this pastry looked like a breast, you were right. It’s called a “minna di St. Aita” or Saint Agatha’s Breast, and during the Feast of Saint Agatha that takes place annually in these first days of February, these are eaten with fervor in the city of Catania in honor of its patron…

  • 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,…

  • Doric column tops from Temple E, Selinunte; Constructed between 490-480 BC. #experiencesicily #sicily #sicilia #sizilien #magnagrecia #temple #ancientgreek #carthaginian #selinunte #architecture #architettura #doric #dorico #columns #colonne #siciliabedda #italy #italia #italien #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #gf_italy

  • 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…