The Ionian Sea on the coast of southeastern Sicily looking at the fort on the island of Capopassero
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52 Reasons to Love Sicily | #27. Island Hopping
Sicily in ancient times was Magna Grecia (Greater Greece), and today at first glance, you might have thought this photo was Greece, but in fact, it’s Levanzo, an island off of western Sicily. Yes, it’s this gorgeous, and so are the other Egadi Islands (Marettimo and Favignana), the Eolian Islands (There are seven of them!),…
Sicily’s Beautiful Island
Isola Bella (which means Beautiful Island) and its nature reserve off of Taormina, Sicily’s Ionian Sea coast
Sicily’s Symbol The Trinacria
The Trinacria, pictured, always intrigues! It is the symbol of Sicily that you’ll see on its flag and depicted in various forms all over the island. Three legs joined at the center is an ancient symbol, one that also appears on the coat of arms of the Isle of Man, an island in the Irish…
The Black Pearl of Sicily
I wish I could say I took this photo from Pantelleria, the largest of Sicily’s off-shore islands, but alas, I have yet to go there! Thanks to my friend Alessandra B., who is vacationing this week on the wind-swept “Black Pearl of the Mediterranean,” for sending this image and more to me. Note the dammuso,…
Just Because
Because the world is round it turns me on Because the world is round, ah Because the wind is high it blows my mind Because the wind is high, ah Love is old, love is new Love is all, love is you Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry Because the sky is…
Take Me To This Terrace
Because with all that has to be done on this holiday week, thoughts of this terrace on Levanzo island keep me going. I hope you are inspired to dream of Sicily too!
Sun-soaked
Bougainvillea flowers gracing a sun-soaked door in Sicily.
Dreamy, Gleeful Day
Today was a day I’ve been looking forward to! From Trapani, on Sicily’s northwestern coast, we went to the Egadi Islands of Favignana and Levanzo for a full-day excursion. Early in the morning, being the curious culture and history-buffs that we are, my husband Joe and I took a walking tour through town and learned…
Levanzo, One of Three Dreamy Islands
Ahhhhh… Today in Levanzo, one of the three Egadi Islands, off of Sicily’s northwestern coast… I hope to visit here in July. Fingers crossed! Thanks for the “in real time” photo Sebastiano! (Photo Credit: Experience Sicily’s local guide Sebastiano Garifo)