The visibility in Sicily yesterday was outstanding! So much so, that from Licodia Eubea, where we are preparing for our Secret Sicily group’s arrival next week, Etna was present in the village’s skyline (See her peeking out on the upper left?). I am excited to host this annual stay in the Iblean Mountains during the…
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Feel Something Special This July During Secret Sicily
You’re busy: Your job, your family and friends, your household administration… There’s so much to do! But you need a vacation. You want to do something fun, engaging, and out of the ordinary. You want to get away. You want to do something that makes you feel… Feel joy! Something that inspires your soul and…
Amunì! Let’s Go To Sicily This Summer
Amunì! It’s been a very, very busy time behind the scenes at Experience Sicily these past weeks. We’re getting ready for the arriving summer travel season and planning for fall. We can’t wait to host you! Our tours are close to full! We have spots on Yoga in Sicily with Clio Mallin (June 8 to…
Visit The Dairy With The Locals
Witness the cheese making process at the local caseificio (dairy), when you’ll have an opportunity to taste tuma (the first or “farmer’s” cheese) and ricotta, still warm, just out of the cauldron, coupled with crusty bread from the village paneficio (bread bakery). Join me for Secret Sicily: Life in a Remote Sicilian Town, from July…
Feel This Moment In Sicily
There is something so satisfying about making fresh pasta. There is something so beautiful about putting your hands in the soft dough. Kneading it. Rolling it out. Creating cavatelli shapes on a fork or lined board while talking with your travel companions. Perhaps you are reminiscing about recipes from your childhood home or perhaps this…
A Pastoral Scene In Licodia Eubea, Sicily
Sheep dogs are some of my favorite people (because they are super smart, and they take care of business!). Licodia Eubea, host to our Secret Sicily tour
On The Twelth Day Of Christmas
I was fortunate enough two years ago to experience the live nativity scenes presented by the townspeople of Licodia Eubea on January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany. Pictured here, the Three Wise Men (Magi, aka The Three Kings) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the “newborn king,” the baby Jesus. They…
Our Hostesses Taught Us Well
One of the many memorable moments of last year’s Secret Sicily: Life In A Remote Sicilian Town tour was making a pasta lunch with the ladies of Licodia Eubea (and their husbands too!). It was all hands on in order to make fresh cavatelli with a traditional meat ragù. Maria Concetta, Antonella, and Carmen wasted…
The Street Exuded Joy In Sicily
Although today is the feast of Sant’Anna, I’m recalling last July when, along with our Experience Sicily Life in A Remote Sicilian Town tour group, we were communing with the locals of Licodia Eubea for the feast of Santa Margherita, their patron saint. The Strada Lunga was decorated with luminare, the bars and gelaterie were…