Tag: Palermo
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The Capo Zafferano Lighthouse Lights The Way
The lighthouse at Capo Zafferano, Santa Flavia, Sicily was built in 1884. After years of vandalism and neglect, it is being restored. It lights the way along the rugged Tyrrhenian Sea coast for the fisherman of Porticello and Aspra.
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Palermo Has Two Patron Saints
In addition to Santa Rosalia, the patron saint of Palermo, there is a co-patron saint. Do you know who that is? (Hint: He’s featured with her on this barrier at Quattro Canti.) Show us how much you know about Siciy this Tuesday at 7PM EDT (New York) for Experience Sicily Trivia Happy Hour with Carla…
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Sicily Trivia On Tuesday Night
I love getting up close and into the details about Sicily. Perhaps you do too! Join us for some fun on Tuesday for Sicily Trivia! Experience Sicily Trivia Happy Hour with Carla Gambescia, author of La Dolce Vita University. When: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 19:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Where: Zoom Register in advance…
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On Sicily | Margaret Queen of Sicily With Jacqueline Alio
On Sicily Podcast presents Margaret Queen of Sicily. At 31 years old, Margaret of Navarre was the most powerful woman in Europe and the Mediterranean, and she successfully navigated the Kingdom of Sicily from 1166 to 1171, maintaining the progressive constitutional laws her father-in-law, Roger II, had established. Yet until now, historians barely mention her.
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Magnificent Monreale Cathedral, Sicily
The cloisters of Sicily’s Monreale Cathedral were built in the Arab Norman style in the early 13th century by Venetian artisans. Part of the Palermo area UNESCO site that features nine Arab Norman monuments, the cloister boasts 128 columns, all possessing different mosaic designs and many with capitols that illustrate biblical stories and episodes in…
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Palermo Panorama
A view of la Chiesa di San Giuseppe dei Teatini from la Chiesa di Santa Caterina di Alessandria, Palermo, Sicily (with the mountains of Monreale in the background)
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A Sicilian Marionette
The marionette, or pupo, Orlando from the UNESCO recognized marionette theater, l’Opera dei pupi…a cultural treasure of Sicily
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A Bell Tower In Cefalù, Sicily
One of the bell towers of the 12th century, Arab-Norman style Cathedral of Cefalù, Sicily from the duomo’s other bell tower
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That Ubiquitous Mountain On Sicily’s North Coast
Mount San Calogero, seen from Termini Immerse, Palermo Province, dominates Sicily’s central north coast.