Let’s sit and enjoy the view! During our October 2020 Stunning Sicily tour, you’ll have an opportunity to go off the beaten path and into the mountains of Sicily, where you’ll comune with nature and the locals (both people and sheep!). After time in Taormina and Siracusa, you’ll enjoy discovering this hidden corner of Sicily….
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Then And Now In Licodia Eubea, Sicily
Today I was at the Brooklyn “Club” of the brotherhood of New Yorkers from Licodia Eubea, Sicily in Catania province. My contact, author Natale Caruso, showed me old photos of the town. And well, I have a matching one I took from the castle in May this year to one he had from the 1920s!…
The Red Carpet For You In Sicily
Yes, I will lay out the red carpet for you! Well, figuratively speaking, I will. When you join me, Allison Scola, for our 2019 Experience Sicily small-group, multi-sensory tours, my team and I take care of all of the details, so all you have to do is pack. We’ll meet you at the airport in…
Sicily Beyond the Guidebook
Along with Pierfilippo Spoto of Val di Kam excursions, I was interviewed last month in Sicily by “in3minuti.it” news about relational tourism and why we, Experience Sicily, bring our clients to the Sicanian mountains of south-central Sicily… And why we program more time in Agrigento Province than most tour operators. The answer is simple: If…
Be Inspired By Sicily in 2019
Today is World Tourism Day! Travel stimulates and inspires the soul, and at Experience Sicily, we aim to take you beyond the ordinary to not only discover Sicily’s hidden corners, but also something new about yourself. We’ve announced itinerary details and early-registration incentives for three of our 2019 tours. I hope you’ll join me, Allison…
Experience Life in Licodia Eubea, Sicily
When we ascended the mountain to arrive here, at Licodia Eubea, my cousin Giulia asked me, “Where are we going?!” What we found was a charming town with a strong heritage and warm-hearted people. I can’t wait to go back! Next July, you can come with me, for a unique experience in Sicily: Life in…
Harmony Of The People
The magnificent Temple of Concordia is named for a Latin inscription that was found on a dedication marker unearthed in the vicinity of the archaeological site–i.e., a marker not associated with the temple; however spirited archaeologists took the text on the marker that said something to the effect of “dedicated to the harmony of the…
Let’s Stroll
I hope you’ll join me for some strolling in Sicily next year! I look quite glamorous (If I do say so myself!) in this photo from May, taken while I was in Siracusa, Sicily. But the reality is that most of the time when I prepare these posts, I’m at my computer in my office…
Take the Long Way Around
I took “the long way around” today when I arrived in Sicily to see this view at Mongerbino. I have been to Sicily I think more than a dozen times (what’s the point of counting, anyway?). As I took in today’s gorgeous weather, moments with my family and friends, tastes and smells of the local…
Palermo’s Quattro Canti: She Represents Summer
At the center of Palermo, the intersection of Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Via Maqueda is called Quattro Canti, or Four Corners. Quattro Canti is octagonal in shape, and it is flanked by four 18th century Baroque facades, each with a fountain and a series of statues. On the first level–the street level–are images representing the…