Tag: sicily tour planning
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Artemis In Sicily: Her Realm Is The Wilderness
A 400 BCE statuette of the goddess Artemis riding a deer, found in Siracusa (now on display at Museo Orsi). Such votives were used to venerate deities throughout the ancient Greek Mediterranean. Artemis is the mistress of animals and wild, untamed things. The wilderness is where you’ll feel her presence. She is the goddess of…
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Spring Travel In Sicily
Somewhere in Trapani Province… The spring is a beautiful time to visit Sicily. The fields are green and dotted with wild flowers. The weather is tranquil with a mix of crisp days in the 50s to warm days in the low 70s. And it’s not crowded! Sites and museums are open, and excursions and experiences…
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Serving Up Sicily Tours 2022
I’m working on serving up some Sicily juice in 2022! Our small-group tours are filling up, so if you’d like to join me (I’ll be your tour leader.), act now! Check out our multi-sensory journeys at https://experiencesicily.com/2022-tours-of-sicily (Photo by Chiara Musumeci Fotografia)
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A Sea Of Sicilian Olives
A silver sea of olive trees with the Mediterranean sea in the distance Between Castelvetrano and Menfi, Trapani Province Probably Nocellara del Belice species
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A Special Doorway In Palermo
This is a special doorway. A lazy-Susan, really. Put your money down with your sweets order, spin it around, and the cloistered nuns turn it back to you with your pastries. No face to face contact, but they speak to you through their ancient recipes. In Palermo, visit the Cloister of Santa Caterina of Alessandria…
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Lindsay’s Inspector Montalbano Tour
“I highly recommend Experience Sicily for creating a wonderful tour of the film set locations of Camilleri’s internationally acclaimed fictional detective, Inspector Montalbano. The fulsome itinerary included viewing the interior of the ‘Vigata police station’ at Scicli, with the highlight of the day being a walk along Punta Secca beach outside Montalbano’s house. Damiano was…
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Crispelle For San Martino
November 11 is La Festa di San Martino, Saint Martin’s Day. Each province in Sicily celebrates differently. In the town of Chiaramonte Gulfi (Ragusa Province), citizens eat sweet and savory crispelle, like these made with fennel seeds, pictured, together with cooked wine. Importantly, the Feast of San Martino marks when wine makers taste the novello,…
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The Leopard, Sicily’s Epic Novel
Prince Don Fabrizio Salina faced a new world in 1860 during the “unification” of Italy. He is the protagonist of “Il Gattopardo (The Leopard),” the posthumously published 1958 novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Burt Lancaster (pictured) starred in the epic movie by Luchino Visconti in 1963. If you haven’t seen it (or read the…
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A Blue Flag Beach In Sicily
Marina Beach at Castel di Tusa on Sicily’s north coast is a Blue Flag beach, a public swimming spot recognized for its environmental protection and sustainability programs. The nearby Hotel Atelier sul Mare is an outstanding contemporary art museum-hotel. Each room is a one-of-a-kind work of art.