Tag: small group tours
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Step Outside of Yourself
Happy Halloween! Pictured is one of the eye catching floats from the 2017 Carnevale in Acireale, Sicily. Although Halloween, as we Americans celebrate it, is gaining some popularity in Sicily, Carnevale (the days leading up to Lent) is the time when they dress in costumes and create mischief. No matter when you put on a…
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Bust of Demeter from Selinunte
Terracotta bust of the goddess Demeter from the 4th century B.C.E., from the eastern hill acropolis of Selinunte, now housed in Palermo’s Museo Salinas
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Catania’s Persephone Fountain
This fountain, Fontana Ratto di Proserpina (The Rape of Persephone Fountain), exists in Catania at the Piazza Giovanni XXIII. It was sculpted in 1904 for Sicily’s second largest city by Giulio Moschetti (1847-1909). Moschetti is the same sculptor who created the Fountain of Diana in 1906 for Ortigia’s Piazza Archimede. With a nod to the…
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Savor Every Moment Together
Cooking is often the activity that bridges generations, but I offer this: so does simply eating and… discovering new places together while traveling. Now how about combining the two!? With our multi-generational June 2018 Ancient Italy: A Cultural Journey Through Campania and Sicily tour, co-hosted by Feast on History, you will be able to create…
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Small-group Tours in Southern Italy
Now is the time to plan your summer travel! Airfare to Europe costs the lowest I’ve seen in years, and the strong dollar against the Euro enables you to get a lot more for your money. You may be thinking, “But I’m feeling apprehensive about travelling outside the US right now.” I can understand that;…
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Happy International Tourist Guide Day
February 21 is International Tourist Guide Day! So, today, I celebrate my fantastic guides in Sicily who take such good care of our Experience Sicily clients. Pictured here is Sebastiano Garifo who has co-hosted 3 of our two-week long tours. Carol, pictured to the right of Sebastiano said of her 2015 tour with us, “The…