Experience Sicily

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  • Sandy Beach In Ragusa Province

    Dreaming of summer sunsets… Sampieri Beach in Ragusa Province is wide, sandy, and natural.

  • Cat On A Terracotta Roof

    Cat on a terracotta roof Ragusa, Sicily

  • Let’s Return To The Sun Of Sicily

    Persephone’s return to the upper world is eminent… Spring will come, and like the Goddess of the Underworld, when primavera arrives, we too will be more wise, coveting the sunlight, blue skies, fresh air, and pure green grasses (and here, carduna plants) of the new season. Let’s keep the faith… Please get vaccinated and continue…

  • A Room With A View In Sicily

    Buongiorno Good mornings start from a room with a view in Sicily… #thisissicily #experiencesicily

  • The Mysterious Cava d’Ispica In Sicily

    The mysterious and beautiful Cava d’Ispica nature reserve and archaeological site is cradled in the Iblean Mountains of southeastern Sicily. Put on your hiking boots to walk among thousands of years of human history. An ancient river carved this gorge over millennia through a limestone shelf that is part of the African tectonic plate. (Yes,…

  • Commemorating The Tremendous 1693 Earthquake In Sicily

    After a magnitude (hypothetical) 6.2 foreshock on January 9, 1693, at 9PM on January 11, 1693 the earth shook in southeastern Sicily like it hasn’t since. Etna was erupting, and a tsunami struck the Ionian coasts of eastern Sicily and the Strait of Messina. We don’t know the exact scope of the earthquake’s power according…

  • In Ragusa It’s Like Spring

    Somewhere in Ragusa Province… Where I am in now the northeastern United States, it’s fall right now, and everything is turning towards its winter mode. By contrast, in southeastern Sicily, it’s like spring. After the dry days of summer and June and July’s wheat harvest, this time of year the fields are starting to regenerate…

  • Meet Miss Modican Cow

    I met this lady last year while walking through the countryside of Ragusa province with Sicilia in Cammino. Dark red Modican cows may be seen throughout the countryside of southeastern Sicily and beyond. They are primarily bred for milk production in order to make Sicilian Ragusano and caciocavallo cheeses. Modican cows graze freely at pasture…

  • The Faces Of Power In Ragusa

    The faces decorating Ragusa’s Palazzo Bertini send a message. The palace, built in the late 18th century in the style of the Late Sicilian Baroque, sits on Corso Italia leading to the old, aristocratic Ragusa Ibla from the new, up-and-coming city of Ragusa–in other words, the avenue between old money and new. The three faces…