Tag: isola

  • Take a Moment

    Stromboli sunset.

  • Vacation and Celebration

    This week marks a week of “ferie” throughout Italy. Italians and Sicilians close-up shop in the cities and flock to the sea or mountains to meet-up with friends and family to enjoy vacation. For Sicilians who live outside of Sicily, it’s a time to return to Sicily for Ferragosto-related feasts in honor of their patron…

  • The Mediterranean’s Black Pearl

    A glimpse of the coast of Usitca, a volcanic island reached by ferry from Palermo.

  • Picture Perfect Levanzo

    Levanzo (The accent is on the Le.) is the smallest island of the Egadi Islands off of the northwest coast of Sicily. Its crystal clear marina is lined with white-washed houses and buildings. If you visit, be sure to bring a sunhat, because it is as hot as it is beautiful.