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  • Day 4 of 16 Days of Sicily | Wines, Vines, and Volcanoes

    Sicily is teeming with grapes (and at least three active volcanoes), so I implore you, open your mind and heart to wines you haven’t heard of, and you will be so happy that you did. Nero d’Avola, Frappato, Perricone, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese (and these are just the reds!), (now for some white) Catarratto, Carricante,…

  • Day 3 of 16 Days of Sicily | Outstanding Temples Without The Crowds

    The Doric temple at Segesta is thought to have been built by a Sicilian-Greek architect who was influenced by Athenian styles. Constructed around 420 BCE, there are theories, which are based on its excellent condition, that the sacred building may never have been completed; therefore, there was never a reason for invaders to desecrate or destroy…

  • Day 2 of 16 Days of Sicily | Hiking Through Sweeping Vistas

    I can’t get enough of Sicily’s panoramic walking trails like this one near Custonaci. Often when one thinks of Sicily, s/he pictures seaside fishing villages and beaches. That’s certainly true, but Sicily is mountainous too! And often those mountains are just steps from the sea, so you can get in a dynamic hike, and then…

  • Day 1 of 16 Days of Sicily | Breathtaking Sunsets

    Western Sicily has breathtaking sunsets. During our Soul-stice Sicily Retreat Tour in June 2024, we’ll slow down and breathe in the sunset over Western Sicily’s placid coastal lagoon. Soul-stice Sicily is designed so you can smoothly take the new Neos Air direct flight from NY-JFK to Palermo and spend a week nourishing your soul and…

  • Let’s Chat Tonight Online

    Let’s chat and get our hands in the details! Join me this evening, Tuesday, January 16 at 7:30PM Eastern for a complimentary online presentation about traveling in Sicily. Learn more and register at https://experiencesicily.com/travel-to-sicily-online-presentation-and-qa/.  Here with Gelsomina, I’m making Chiacchiere di Carnevale. When ready, this pastry is a crunchy, sweet, fried dough garnished with powdered sugar. Leading…

  • Curious In Palazzolo Acreide | Join Us Tuesday Online

    I’m curious. I like to notice things like this, the longest baroque balcony in Sicily. It’s found in Palazzolo Acreide. Palazzolo Acreide is one of the eight towns that make up the “Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto” UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sicily has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other region…

  • Join Experience Sicily at the New York Travel Show January 27 and 28

    Experience Sicily will be back at the New York Travel & Adventure Show this January.  Come see us! When: Sat., January 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun., January 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Jacob Javits Center, New York City Find Experience Sicily all weekend at Booth #239 Join us for Sicilian Folk Music…

  • New York City Sicilian Wine Tasting With Etna Wine School

    Grazie mille to Benjamin North Spencer of Etna Wine School and Cacio e Pepe New York for co-hosting Experience the Wines of Sicily with us yesterday in New York City! Thank you to everyone who attended and spent the afternoon with us! It was a delicious day of spectacular wines coupled with Benjamin’s explanations and…

  • La Befana Knows

    Whether you are naughty or good, La Befana knows! If you misbehaved over the last year, then this friendly witch could leave you coal or sticks in your stocking. If you were well-behaved, then she might leave you candy or other goodies (In the past, it might have been dried figs, dates, honey, and almonds.).…