Tag: monte madonie

  • Sicily in Springtime is Green

    Springtime in Sicily’s Madonie Mountains near Polizzi Generosa. 

  • Italy’s Red Roadside Houses

    I’ve always wondered about these “Pompeii red” colored buildings that dot Italian state roads. They are called “case cantoniere” and they are owned by ANAS, a government agency that is responsible for the maintenance of the country’s roadway system. ANAS, or Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade (National Autonomous Roads Corporation), was founded after WWII in…