Like something out of a fairy tale, the (almost) 800-year old Santa Maria Cathedral in the City of Randazzo was constructed in the Frederick Gothic Style, a style encouraged by a civic and military program sponsored by Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. The black lava stone blocks of the…
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Trade In the Switchbacks
There are a few things going on in this photo–Mount Etna’s craters in the background, the medieval town of Randazzo and its cathedral in the middleground, and a steep valley and a very curvy road in the foreground. Now, imagine if you were driving on this road. You’d have to focus on the switchbacks–and from…
Where the Chestnuts Grow
The end of October also marks the chestnut harvest in many parts of Sicily, where chestnuts grow abundantly.
Seeking Lords and Ladies
Like something out of a fairy tale, the (almost) 800-year old Santa Maria Cathedral in the City of Randazzo was constructed in the Frederick Gothic Style, a style encouraged by a civic and military program sponsored by Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. The black lava stone blocks of the…
Smoke that Took My Breath Away
During our recent Experience Sicily tour, it rained for four days (an abnormal weather pattern for September). Then, we woke up to this! Etna smoking into a clear blue sky. It still takes my breath away, just thinking about the moment I pushed open my shudders. Wow, I felt like a kid on her birthday!…
The Stakes are High
Vines (These are special because they stand singularly apart from other vines.) photographed on the slope of Mount Etna in Randazzo. Cheers!