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  • Day 3 of 16 Days of Sicily | Outstanding Temples Without The Crowds

    The Doric temple at Segesta is thought to have been built by a Sicilian-Greek architect who was influenced by Athenian styles. Constructed around 420 BCE, there are theories, which are based on its excellent condition, that the sacred building may never have been completed; therefore, there was never a reason for invaders to desecrate or destroy…

  • Day 2 of 16 Days of Sicily | Hiking Through Sweeping Vistas

    I can’t get enough of Sicily’s panoramic walking trails like this one near Custonaci. Often when one thinks of Sicily, s/he pictures seaside fishing villages and beaches. That’s certainly true, but Sicily is mountainous too! And often those mountains are just steps from the sea, so you can get in a dynamic hike, and then…

  • Day 1 of 16 Days of Sicily | Breathtaking Sunsets

    Western Sicily has breathtaking sunsets. During our Soul-stice Sicily Retreat Tour in June 2024, we’ll slow down and breathe in the sunset over Western Sicily’s placid coastal lagoon. Soul-stice Sicily is designed so you can smoothly take the new Neos Air direct flight from NY-JFK to Palermo and spend a week nourishing your soul and…

  • Let’s Chat Tonight Online

    Let’s chat and get our hands in the details! Join me this evening, Tuesday, January 16 at 7:30PM Eastern for a complimentary online presentation about traveling in Sicily. Learn more and register at https://experiencesicily.com/travel-to-sicily-online-presentation-and-qa/.  Here with Gelsomina, I’m making Chiacchiere di Carnevale. When ready, this pastry is a crunchy, sweet, fried dough garnished with powdered sugar. Leading…

  • Curious In Palazzolo Acreide | Join Us Tuesday Online

    I’m curious. I like to notice things like this, the longest baroque balcony in Sicily. It’s found in Palazzolo Acreide. Palazzolo Acreide is one of the eight towns that make up the “Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto” UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sicily has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other region…

  • The Mystery Of Eyes On A Plate

    You can easily identify Santa Lucia because she holds eyes on a plate. In my last post I mentioned that she denied her promised dowery and hand in marriage to a young pagan man during a period in the early 4th century when Christianity was illegal. Well, she wanted to devote herself to Jesus, and…

  • Santa Lucia in New York City, December 10

    Viva Santa Lucia! The Feast of Saint Lucy is approaching. On Sunday, December 10, join me in New York City for our annual lunch to recognize the power of this ancient patroness of light, eyes, sight, insight, and wheat. Lucia lived in the late 3rd century. An early Christian, she devoted herself to Jesus and…

  • The Florios Of Sicily Novel

    I’m reading The Florios of Sicily. It’s hard to put down! I recommend it. Pictured here is the site of “the accident.” I’ll say no more so as not to give anything away. Only that I went swimming here at Le Calette dell’Arenella in July, so it was pretty neat to know exactly the scene…

  • Walking Alongside The Black Madonna Of Tindari

    Last evening, in anticipation for today’s Feast of the Madonna, I made a pilgrimage to Tindari to see the procession of the Madonna Nera, the Black Madonna of Tindari. I’ve been devoted to this Madonna for many years, so to finally be able to attend the feast with other devotees was special for me. Tindari…