My last days in Sicily during this visit were full of nature and inspired beauty and appointments to research new accommodations and discuss programming for 2020 and beyond. In sum, very busy! First report: I was so fortunate to hike for two days outside of Ragusa in the Cava della Misericordia and the Cava d’Ispica….
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Duomo di San Giorgio In Ragusa Ibla
Live from Sicily! It’s been a fantastic few days with not a moment to post about the adventures that have greeted me. For now, here’s a glimpse of the Duomo di San Giorgio in Ragusa Ibla. More to come!
Baroque Balcony In Ragusa
Balcony with musician at center, Ragusa
Remote Town, Day 9 | A Cascade of Baroque Sicily
Live from Sicily! Day 9 of Life In A Remote Sicilian Town recap. Morning in Modica… Chocolate immersion at Dolceria Bonajuto … Yum! Look at that cascade of glorious darkness! Late Sicilian Baroque architecture and the bells of San Giorgio at 12noon. Lunch of traditional mixed antipasto and maccu (typical fava bean soup). Who else…
Walking Among Beauty In Sicily
Horses grazing in the Cava d’Ispica Reserve (Note the ancient caves above them, cut into the limestone) Thanks to Sicilia in Cammino
Trekking Amongst The Tombs In Sicily
I was blessed again today with the guidance of Nanni Di Falco, who led me through a small part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site know as the Pantelica Necropolis, a gorge cut into limestone by the Anapo and Cave Grande rivers that is dotted with hundreds of tombs from the 13th century BCE. It…
A Walk Through Thousands Of Years Of Human History In Sicily
Always on the move, today I took a hike in Sicily with Nanni, a nature and walking guide, through the Cava D’Ispica reserve, a deep gorge that follows a now, usually dried up river. Fresh, young, and emerald green Acanthus mollis plants (known in English as bear’s breeches) covered our trail, and scores of caves…
Gliding Above Ragusa Ibla
Panorama of Ragusa Ibla, Sicily Grazie to my cousin Giulia for putting up with my unwavering desire to find the exact place to capture this shot!
Signori di Ragusa Ibla
I was fortunate enough to have my photo taken with the distinguished members of the G. B. Marini Operators Circle of Ragusa Ibla on Tuesday.
Cooking in Sicily with LoveSicily
I was supposed to rest yesterday, but I couldn’t resist the pull of the stone gardens of Modica and Scicli, nor the opportunity to meet with the fantastic Katia Amore of loveSicily cooking holidays. We’ll be spending a day in Modica with Katia during our September Stirring Sicily tour. My cousin Giulia and I had…