Italy is renowned for its public squares. And Ortigia, the island that was the center of life in ancient-Greek Siracusa, has one of the most beautiful piazzas you’ll love to relish. On Day 6 of Savoring Sicily (this September 22-October 4), after taking in the Caravaggio featuring Santa Lucia at one end and luxuriating in…
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Bellini is Tops
Catania and Sicily are very proud of their “son,” the opera composer, Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) featured here in Catania’s center. Bellini was born into a family of musicians in Catania and left Sicily at 18 years old to study at the conservatory in Naples. He lived abroad for the rest of his virtuosic life, dying…
A Piazza in Scicli
The Piazza Busacca in Scicli was named for one of the Baroque town’s benefactors, Pietro di Lorenzo Busacca, who lived in the 19th century.
Say Cheese
New friends who my client Anthony and I met in the piazza in Marineo, Provincia di Palermo, the town from where Anthony’s father emigrated to the U.S. In the early 20th century. These gentlemen helped us locate Anthony’s distant cousin who lives down the street from the piazza.
Enchanting Sicily, Day 7: Exquisite Ortigia
LIVE from Sicily! | Despite the rain–we are having an unheard of amount of rain!–Ortigia is still beautiful! Here’s a look at the Piazza del Duomo today. | Experience Sicily’s Enchanting Sicily tour, Day 7.
Enchanting Sicily, Day 6: Dreamy Marzamemi
LIVE from Sicily! | I’ve dreamed of coming here to Marzamemi, a picturesque fishing village on Sicily’s southeast corner. Finally today, my dream became reality. We dined at an exquisite restaurant… enjoying a long lunch of modern Sicilian cuisine with the waves lapping at our table as we gazed out at the sea. Then after,…
Taormina’s Memorable Piazza IX Aprile
Perhaps Taormina’s most memorable square is Piazza IX Aprile. The Church of San Giuseppe with its double stairway has held court here since the 17th century, while the historic Wunderbar Caffè has played host to the likes of Truman Capote, Winston Churchill, Tennessee Williams, Henry Faulkner, Greta Garbo, Elizabeth Taylor, and many others. As beautiful…
Enchantment Starts Here
Piazza, as photographed at Scopello village. Our September 2015 Experience Sicily tour starts here in one month. We have just 2 spots left! Join us at http://experiencesicily.com/2015-tours
Go See Where You Gotta Go
One summer evening in Santo Stefano di Camastra.
Where the Guys Meet-Up
When traveling to smaller cities and towns, in the piazzas and at the local bars, you will see men congregating and very few women. (Bars in Italy aren’t like bars here–they are all-day, family-friendly social centers based around cappuccino, espresso, sandwiches and baked goods, soccer broadcasts, and cocktails; hence, not just cocktails.). The home is…