Tag: mountains
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Mountains And Sea In Sicily
For your Sicily itinerary, would you prefer to spend more time in the mountains or at the sea? We want to know. Leave your comment!
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Sicily Is Dusted With Snow
Snow continues to cover the mountains, like San Calogero, pictured, over Termini Imerese. It’s put a damper on our plans today, to go southeast. Such weather is an anomaly in this semi-tropical climate, and the municipalities are not equipped to clean the roads of the ice and accumulation. We are all wrapped up, drinking hot…
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The Energy Of The Great Mother
After leading our Stirring Sicily tour, these last few days in Sicily were jam-packed with research-touring. Fortunately, amidst the hustle, I had a few moments of quiet in the mountains in the center of the island on Aldo’s farm. You’ll meet Aldo another time. Years ago, during my first visits to Sicily, I’d see the…
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Sicily’s Mountain Majesty
The mountains of Sicily are majestic. They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are made of tufa, some are made of limestone, some are made of marble, some have hearts of salt. The sea is alluring, but the mountains of Sicily are wise. In July 2019, we are hosting Life in a Remote Sicilian…
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Inhale Sicily’s Sicanian Mountains
Today, during Myths and Mysteries of Sicily, we spent the day in the Sicanian Mountains meeting the locals of San Biagio Platini and Sant’Angelo Muxaro, the village pictured here. Take a moment to meditate on the natural beauty here … Inhale the Sicilian countryside! If you listen closely, you might guess that it was literally…
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Way Up Over the Rainbow
A rainbow with Mount Etna in the background, taken today, by Experience Sicily guide Sebastiano Garifo, from the town of Centurpide in Enna province, Sicily, Italy
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The Sky Is The Limit
Mountains and grape vines, San Biagio Platini
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Through This Window…
Through this window is Sicily! Yes, there are mountains and vineyards and the turquoise sea. There is even an active volcano, Etna. But more importantly, there are heartwarming people to meet who have a rich culture to share with you. Their 3000 years of human history and their modern way of life will inspire you.…
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Wow, Do I Say, Tomato!
When we came upon this, it took my breath away. Earlier this month, when we visited the farm of sculptor Lorenzo Reina in the mountains of Sicily, they were drying their bounty of tomatoes in the sun, preserving them for use for the rest of the year.