Experience Sicily

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  • The Joy Of Cooking In Sicily

    What joy it is to learn classic Sicilian recipes from GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experience, one of three local hosts with whom we meet during our Experience Sicily small-group tour, Cooking In Sicily: Stirring Sicily. One day during September 16-23, 2020, Chef Antonino Elia and I will be back in Annalisa’s kitchen outside of Agrigento with…

  • Driving In Sicily: An Introduction

    On the Experience Sicily Facebook page, we’ve been having “office hours.” Today, I answered a lot of questions about traveling in Sicily. One of the more popular topics was driving in the region. Driving is Sicily gives travelers a lot of freedom that is hard to come by with public transportation. If you aren’t inclined…

  • Someday Is Not A Day Of The Week: Travel To Sicily In 2020

    “Someday” is not a day of the week. Now is the perfect time to plan your 2020 trip to Sicily, where you can experience breathtaking natural beauty, heartwarming local hosts, outstanding cuisine, and remarkable world heritage. Let’s talk about what’s right for you: an Experience Sicily small-group, boutique tour, a custom itinerary plan for you…

  • Going Baroque In Palermo At Casa Professa

    Cherubs caressing mermaids are the focus of this detail of the dizzying Baroque artwork you’ll find at the Chiesa del Gesù (also known as Casa Professa) in Palermo. Decorated from floor to ceiling with inlaid marble, stucco, frescos, and sculpture, this Catholic temple is one of the most shocking sites you’ll see in the Sicilian…

  • Ancient Sicily That Sings

    This lekythos with a woman lute player depicted on it was found in a tomb at Selinunte. Lekythoi (plural) were vases used to store oils for use in the gymnasium or bath or for funerary functions. Note the red-figure. This was an Athenian-style technique specific to the 5th century BCE.

  • Cooking in Sicily Like A Family

    “The whole experience of going into town to the butcher to get the sausage and then spending the afternoon outdoors with the group getting the meal prepared was wonderful. Everyone in our group was so nice and a pleasure to be around. I felt like I was with family,” wrote Linda from Madison, New Jersey,…

  • Places in Sicily That Speak To The Heart

    Discover the secret places in Sicily that speak to the heart, those like Licodia Eubea (pictured), when author John Keahey reads from his book “Sicilian Splendors” on Sunday in New York City. Join us! Details and RSVP at https://experiencesicily.com/events/book-reading-with-john-keahey/

  • Sandy Beach On Sicily’s South Shore

    Nature heals and clears one’s mind and heart. This breathtaking sandy beach is on Sicily’s Mediterranean Sea shore, and during our Experience Sicily May 2020 tour, Myths and Mysteries of Sicily: As Above/So Below, you’ll stay just steps from this spot, the perfect place to reflect and renew your spirit. Register by midnight, 15 November…

  • A Sicilian Dessert Made With Grape Juice

    Mosto d’uva, or grape must, which is normally used to make wine, can also be used to make Gelu d’uva (Let’s call it “grape mousse” in English.). Our hosts in Licodia Eubea showed us how to make this typical dessert during our cooking experience during July’s Life in A Remote Sicilian Town tour. Gelu d’uva…