Tag: siciliabedda
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Zampogna, the Italian Bagpipe
This fellow is playing a zampogna, an Italian bagpipe. Zampogne (plural for zamponga) are found throughout Italy. Sicily has a strong tradition of exploiting the droning sounds of zampogne—created from air vibrating through either a single or double reed—for its folk music, specifically from mountainous regions where sheep and goat herding are prevalent. The air…
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In Sicily’s interior, by July 1, the summer sun bakes the landscape, and lush greens turn to gold. This photo was taken somewhere between Gela and Caltanissetta. #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #sizilien #italy #italia #italien #sicilytourism #sicily_tourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #igfriends_sicilia #gf_italy #ig_italy #landscape #panorama #sky #cielo #experiencesicily
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Door handle, Palermo. #nofilter #palermo #sicily #door #experiencesicily #sunlight #sicilia #sizilien #siciliabedda #italy #italia #italien #sicily_tourism #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #igerssicilia #instasicilia #igfriends_sicilia #ig_palermo #instapalermo #gf_italy #olddoor #porta #portavecchia #doornob
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The Baronial class of Sicily that ruled for centuries while the feudal system was in place, traveled between its city palaces and country estates and plantations in coaches like this one from the early 19th century, on display in the Museo Etnografico Siciliano “Giuseppe Pitrè.” #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #stagecoach #coach #cinderella #carrozza…
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Pagnotta or Vastidduni Bread From Sicily
Pagnotta, or “vastidduni” in Sicilian, is a typical homemade bread. This one was made by my cousin Francesca. (It was delicious!) When I asked her how she learned to make it, she said, “I’ve always known!” Her recipe is simple: flour, oil, salt, pepper, oregano, and sometimes anchovies; the hard part is the kneading and…
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Facade details of Cefalù’s beautiful Norman cathedral. #experiencesicily #cefalù #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #sizilien #italy #italia #italien #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #instapalermo #cathedral #cattedrale #design #architecture #architeturra #normanarchitecture #ig_cefalu #ig_palermo #nofilter #gf_italy
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19th century dress of a “woman of the people” from Palermo. #experiencesicily #costume #folkdress #abito #19thcentury #peasant #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #sizilien #italy #italia #italien #sicily_tourism #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #ig_palermo #instapalermo #gf_italy
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Noto’s Cathedral And New Cupola
Noto’s cathedral (La Chiesa Madre di San Nicolò) was completed in 1776 when the city was rebuilt following the devastating earthquake of 1693. The Sicilian Baroque church sits at the center of a theatrical urban plan that is known as a “stone garden” for its use of local white rock and its elegant symmetry. Take…
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Door with letterbox, Castelbuono (PA). The letters “NS” rendered into the ironwork of the arch above the door are most likely the initials of the original owner of the house. #experiencesicily #castelbuono #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #sizilien #italy #italia #italien #sicily_tourism #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #sicily_travel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #ig_palermo #instapalermo #gf_italy #door…