Experience Sicily

Tag: summer

  • Dreamy Noto

    Balcony and window boxes with flowers photographed in Noto.

  • Heat is on the Way

    It’s really cold right now in New York City where I live (-12C, if you must know). So, I’m warming my heart thinking about this hidden swimming spot in the cliffs of Mongerbino called I Francesi. A couple of years ago, my cousin Filippo (who took this photo) brought me here to swim. I can’t…

  • Yes, It’s Really that Color

    Dreaming of summer and swimming at Lo Zingaro Nature Preserve.

  • Look Towards the Light

    Summer scene, Cefalù.

  • The Color of Birds, Cars, and…

    This canary yellow melon is called a Melone Cartucciaru. Other than in Sicily and parts of Italy, it is not common. In fact, one variety from Paceco in Trapani province is recognized by Slow Food as being very special because of its pure breed and traditional and careful method of cultivation and preservation. Americans might…

  • Some Things Don’t Change

    My father, who was 8 years old when this photo was taken, happily gets a gelato (probably chocolate, knowing him!) from the guys (Nicola, Toto, and Toto “Il Grande”) at Bar Aurora in Bagheria. The photo was taken by my uncle Stefano in 1950.

  • The Pits Make It Sweeter

    My cousins and I enjoyed fresh watermelon, or “anguria” in Italian, at a local restaurant on Panarea Island (Aeolian Islands). Another thing I remember about this lunch, was the arugula salad, which the owner, who served us, said had just been prepared from “la rugula” that he picked from the restaurant’s back garden.

  • Island Life

    A cat enjoying a snooze in the Eolian Islands.

  • Summer at Palermo’s Quattro Canti

    At the center of Palermo, the intersection of Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Via Maqueda is called Quattro Canti, or Four Corners. Quattro Canti is octagonal in shape, and it is flanked by four 18th century Baroque facades, each with a fountain and a series of statues. On the first level–the street level–are images representing the…