Tag: sky
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The “Tormented” Spasimo
Located in the historic Kalsa district, the roof-less Chiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo, commonly known as “Lo Spasimo,” was once a church, tracing its inception to 1509. There is doubt however, that it was actually ever considered finished. Throughout its history, the building’s walls have served as a hospital and shelter to the poor.…
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Happy Spring
Happy Spring! The windmill in the background is the home of the Museum of Salt in Trapani, Sicily (and a trattoria!).
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Our May Tour, Day 2: Capture the Wind
Along Sicily’s west coast from Trapani in the north through Marsala in the south, harvesting salt has been a leading industry since Phonetician times (that is, from around the 8th century BC). Windmills, like the one pictured, although no longer used to grind the harvested salt, still dot the picturesque coastline. During the afternoon of…
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The Blue and White
No, this isn’t snow! It’s a close-up of the white cliffs of southern Sicily’s Scala dei Turchi, or Stairs of the Turks. The cliffs are made of a hard-mud material that is a combination of calcium carbonate and lime mixed with other types of clay and silt, called marl or marlstone. A popular swimming spot,…
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Smoke that Took My Breath Away
During our recent Experience Sicily tour, it rained for four days (an abnormal weather pattern for September). Then, we woke up to this! Etna smoking into a clear blue sky. It still takes my breath away, just thinking about the moment I pushed open my shudders. Wow, I felt like a kid on her birthday!…
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Silver Sky in Trapani
Trapani’s salt flats at dusk with a full moon overhead.
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Earth, Glorious Earth
Happy glorious Earth Day! (Sea view from Scopello, Sicily)
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Dusk in Trapani, Sicily
Trapani’s salt flats at dusk.
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Go, Tell It On the Mountain
Approaching Sutera.