Tag: siracusa

  • Get Lost Before Breakfast In Sicily

    Go out early, before the hustle starts. Wander through the alleyways and get lost before breakfast. What you’ll find will delight you — the simplicity of discovering a place as it wakes offers you a personal magic. (Ortigia around 7am)

  • Moments Of Connection Hang In My Mind’s Eye

    How does one summarize a trip of the soul? We experienced so much these past few days in Sicily, which I’ll recount in posts over the next few days. In sum, it was the moments I spent reconnecting with friends, family, and colleagues that truly made this personal tour of Sicily remarkable. So, although I…

  • Practice Noticing And Be Inspired In Sicily

    The remains of the ancient church and cript of San Marciano (Chiesa e Cripta di San Marciano), Siracusa offer you, the curious traveler, a reminder of the elegance you may find when simply looking up. When you travel with me, Allison Scola of Experience Sicily, as your tour leader, I recommend that you open your…

  • Sicily Travel Information Session

    Join me for a Sicily travel Q&A Session on Tuesday, July 13 at 7:30PM Eastern on Zoom. During this complimentary event, I, Allison Scola, owner and curator of Experience Sicily, will answer your pressing questions about traveling to Sicily and talk in depth about our 2021 and 2022 Sicily small group tours and our custom…

  • Going Far South In Eastern Sicily

    The Ionian Sea on the coast of southeastern Sicily looking at the fort on the island of Capopassero

  • Angelo Is Waiting For Us In Sicily

    “Angelo, arriverò presto!” Italy is now open to vaccinated travelers from the United States, with no need to quarantine when you take COVID-tested flights with Alitalia, Delta, American, and United airlines from New York and Atlanta. Importantly, the mask mandate for outdoors will be dropped on June 28. With about 30 percent of Italians over…

  • 52 Reasons to Love Sicily | #37. Live Classical Theater in an Acient Greek Amphitheater

    Attending these performances between May and early July each year, is, as one of my clients pointed out, magnificent: Walking through the historic archaeological park to arrive at the ancient amphitheater, being a part of an equally eager audience, and then, the performance itself. It’s absolutely extraordinary!