Sicily’s Sicani Mountains with the village of Sant’Angelo Muxaro, Agrigento Province in the middleground
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Spring Day In the Center Of Sicily
A meadow of crimson clover and a hillside outside of Sant’Angelo Muxaro, Sicani Mountains, Agrigento Province, Sicily
Recognize A Wild Flower
Happy International Women’s Day! Buona festa delle donne! Today recognize the women in your life and the achievements they’ve made.
Enjoy Sicily’s Mountain Views
Let’s sit and enjoy the view! During our October 2020 Stunning Sicily tour, you’ll have an opportunity to go off the beaten path and into the mountains of Sicily, where you’ll comune with nature and the locals (both people and sheep!). After time in Taormina and Siracusa, you’ll enjoy discovering this hidden corner of Sicily….
Discover Yourself Through Sicily’s Hidden Corners In May 2020
This hidden corner is in Agrigento Province, Sicily. We’ll discover this one and other off-the-beaten path scenes during May 2020’s Experience Sicily Myths & Mysteries of Sicily:As Above/So Below, co-hosted by Tony Allicino. You will connect to Sicily in a profound, personal way through exploring its magnificent UNESCO sites and ancient culture in concert with…
Find Your Roots In Sicily
Helping Americans with Sicilian heritage connect to Sicily while researching their roots is one of the most rewarding parts of what we do at Experience Sicily. It is not simply finding names of relatives in the town hall and obtaining official birth certificates. This of course is important; however, I also want you to feel…
Day 6 of Myths & Mysteries of Sicily: As Above/So Below
Live from Sicily! Day 6 of Experience Sicily Myths & Mysteries of Sicily: As Above/So Below. Our hearts were filled by the hospitality of the people of Sant’Angelo Muxaro and San Biagio Platini thanks to Pierfilippo Spoto of Val di kam. We got our feet dirty on Aldo’s magical farm, where we connected with the…
Maria’s Crusty Bread At The Forno
Live from Sicily! Our hearts are sweeter after a full day with Pierfilippo of Val di Kam in the Sicanian mountains north of Agrigento. Pierfilippo introduced us to life in his village, Sant’Angelo Muxaro. We had cheese at Enzo’s caseificio. We tore through Maria’s crusty bread at the bakery. And the magical Aldo hosted us…
The Days Between Christmas And Epiphany in Sicily
In the days between Christmas and Epiphany (January 6, also known as La Befana or Three Kings Day), Sicilians spend time with family and friends and often enjoy festivals and presentations featuring the nativity scene–both performed live with actors or in diorama form, like this one created by Zio Lillo (Uncle Lillo) in Sant’Angelo Muxaro.
The Energy Of The Great Mother
After leading our Stirring Sicily tour, these last few days in Sicily were jam-packed with research-touring. Fortunately, amidst the hustle, I had a few moments of quiet in the mountains in the center of the island on Aldo’s farm. You’ll meet Aldo another time. Years ago, during my first visits to Sicily, I’d see the…