Experience Sicily

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  • Time To Make The Estratto

    All over Sicily, right now, they are making the estratto… Tomato paste, in order to bottle it for the year’s supply. Did you annually make tomato sauce and paste with your mother or grandmother?

  • Hypnotized In Siracusa’s Piazza del Duomo

    Ortigia’s Piazza del Duomo seduces me with her beauty, but then, when she adds in the harmonies and melodies of an accordion player, I’m hypnotized.

  • Sicily’s Symbol The Trinacria

    The Trinacria, pictured, always intrigues! It is the symbol of Sicily that you’ll see on its flag and depicted in various forms all over the island. Three legs joined at the center is an ancient symbol, one that also appears on the coat of arms of the Isle of Man, an island in the Irish…

  • New Direct Flights To Palermo

    In May 2020, United Airlines will start nonstop service to Palermo, Italy from Newark Liberty International Airport. No other airline is currently offering direct flights from the United States to Sicily. More at https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cntraveler.com/story/united-airlines-new-routes-palermo-sicily/amp

  • Breadmaking As A Ritual

    Ritual bread making in honor of Saint Joseph (San Giuseppe) in Salemi.

  • Ancient Street in Salemi, Sicily

    Street in Salemi, Sicily

  • Another Staircase In Caltagirone

    Entrance to shop in Caltagirone, Sicily

  • Palermo Watches The Bustle

    Palermo is a wise woman. An antique postcard next to a photo from May 2019 of the Martorana Church in Piazza Bellini illustrates that. We change, and she watches. Music about Palermo, written by Allison Scola and Joe Ravo. Performed by Villa Palagonia music duo… https://villa-palagonia.com/music/palermo-2/

  • Sicily’s Legend Of Colapesce

    The Sicilian legend of Colapesce was illustrated beautifully during the 2019 Archi di Pasqua of San Biagio Platani. Colapesce is a hero in Sicilians’ eyes. Born Nicola di Messina, the name Colapesce is rooted in Cola from Nicola and Pesce, fish. Colapesce was nicknamed so because he was an apt swimmer who could hold his…