Tag: panorama
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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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Seeing The Breezy Ionian Sea
The views of the Ionian Sea from our hotel in Taormina were dreamy. I loved pulling the drapes aside and opening my doors to my balcony and seeing this… And feeling the wind in my hair…
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Sicily in Springtime
Panorama from Sambuca di Sicilia (Agrigento Province) Photo Credit: Filippo Buttitta
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Southern Secret #8: Naples Is Glorious
After visiting Naples, Italy for the first time, I was amazed at its beauty. Yes, that’s right, Naples is a beautiful, proud, and elegant city. We always hear negative comments about it, and just as with any big, populated city, yes, there are dark aspects of it; however, on Day 4 of Southern Secrets: Campania…
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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 Myth and Mystery of Etna
From Taormina, you see the north face of Etna, which is best observed in the early morning when the sky is clear of her volcanic steam. Our 2018 Myths & Mysteries of Sicily tour starts here on May 24, when we’ll learn about the nymph Thaleia, Zeus’ lover, who after being swallowed by the earth…
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Breathe in Calatafimi, Segesta
Here’s something to help you dream… Breathe in Sicily’s spring landscape near Calatafimi (the town where the archaeological site of Segesta is)
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Hidden, Yet In Clear View
I’d certainly call the spot in the hills of San Biagio Platini, where I photographed this panorama, a hidden corner of the island. This is how I want you to experience Sicily.
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A View To Be Thankful
When I see this view, where I was earlier today, I think of my grandfather who came from Porticello, a fishing village along this breathtaking coastline that is punctuated by Capo Zafferano. Each time, I can only be thankful, because it’s his hard work from years ago that makes it possible for me to have…