Ancient terracotta mask, Siracusa’s Museo Archeologico Regionale “Paolo Orsi”
Tag: sicilytravel
Snippets that Reveal Treasures
This is a snippet of a larger painting that hangs in the chambers of Palermo’s Palazzo dei Normanni, the house of the Sicilian Parliament. I love it for two reasons: it shows pre-twentieth century traditional dress of the women working in the field and one of them is holding a traditional Sicilian, woven basket.
Mementos for Your Carry-On
Souvenir shop, Noto. No trip to Sicily would be complete without purchasing some ceramics to take home. Other mementos of Sicily to consider stuffing in your carry-on are preserves and honey (for example, crema di pistacchio, pistacchio pesto, wild fennel pesto, orange marmalade, citron jam, and bee honey from the fichi d’india), Malvasia wine, marzipan…
Power of the People: Lo Zingaro
Along Sicily’s north-west coast between Castellammare del Golfo and San Vito Lo Capo exists a protected area known as “Lo Zingaro” Nature Reserve. Lo Zingaro was founded in 1981 after environmentally-minded citizens staged a protest-march in May 1980 to prevent the approximately 4000 acres of land from being developed and bisected by a coastal highway….
Balcony, Ragusa Ibla
Balcony, Ragusa Ibla.
Caciocavallo Cheese
Many Sicilian recipes call for Caciocavallo cheese. Caciocavallo is a Southern Italian cow’s milk cheese that could be compared to Provolone (a similar, Northern Italian cheese), but depending on how long it has aged and the types of grass the cows ate before being milked, it could have a spicier and saltier flavor. It’s named…
Chiesa di San Giuseppe in Ragusa Ibla
The Baroque-era Chiesa di San Giuseppe in Ragusa Ibla. #experiencesicily #ragusaibla #baroque #architecture #architettura #chiesa #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #sizilien #italy #italia #italien #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #gf_italy #ig_italy #sky #cielo #ig_ragusa
Fratelli Mancuso, New-Traditional Sicilian Music
Fratelli Mancuso are prolific singers and composers originally from Sutera in the province of Caltanissetta. To date, they have recorded 8 albums of original and traditional music inspired by the folk singing of Sicily. They have performed concerts all over Europe and Asia, and this month, as part of the theater piece “Rumore di acque”…
Noto Church Bells
Church bells at Noto. #experiencesicily #bells #bell #churchbells #campanello #campanelli #campana #campane #campanile #noto #siracusa #sicily #sicilia #sizilien #siciliabedda #italy #italia #italien #sicilytourism #sicilytravel #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #gf_italy
Ancient Roman-Sicilian Lovers
This erotic scene is one of hundreds of exceptional mosaics found at the Roman Villa del Casale outside of Piazza Armerina. The lovers’ embrace is located on the floor of what is thought to be a bedroom of the expansive estate that was constructed between the 3rd and 4th century AD. #experiencesicily #lovers #amanti #kiss…