Tag: Santa Flavia
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Unknown Star
This six-pointed star is an inlay in the terracotta pavement of the principal street at Solunto on the summit of Mount Catalfano in Santa Flavia. Scholars don’t know the sigificance of it. Solunto was originally a Pheonician settlement that was established between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. The Greeks conquered it in the 4th…
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Dancing in the Street
Musicians and dancers from Santa Flavia’s Gruppo Folk Soluntum perform traditional Sicilian folks songs–here on tamburello (frame drum/tambourine), friscalettu (reed flute), and fisarmonica (accordion)–for a crowd of onlookers in Porticello.
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Bright Paint, Small Town
A home on via Roma in Porticello.
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Porticello from Solunto
Porticello from Monte Catalfano and the ancient city of Solunto. The Phoenicians, who settled on the top of Monte Catalfano several hundred centuries BC, knew a good view when they found one!
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Blue door, Porticello
Blue door, Porticello.
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Capo Zafferano from Sant’Elia.
Capo Zafferano from Sant’Elia.
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The Tyrrhenian Sea
A view of Santa Flavia, Porticello, Solanto, and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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Capo Zafferano at Sunset
Capo Zafferano at sunset.
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The Sea in March
In March, the sea at Capo Zafferano anticipates the joy of summer… when his friends return to play.