The baroque city of Ragusa Ibla, Sicily as seen from the Iblean Mountain countryside
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Sicily’s Grand Canyon
When Vittorio, my Italian teacher, told me about Cave Grande, a nature preserve in southeastern Sicily with fresh water swimming holes only accessible by hiking, I immediately wanted to go. That was about four years ago. A couple of weeks ago, I was giddy when hiking with a friend, and a clearing revealed the spot…
Scaling the South Coast of Sicily
Live from Sicily! I have been to Scala dei Turchi, the white marl stone cliffs of Sicily’s south coast, many times. I have stayed above them and swam here, but always approached from the street above. Finally yesterday, realizing a dream, as part of a Campagnia dei Cammini walking excursion led by Nanni Di Falco…
Trekking Amongst The Tombs In Sicily
I was blessed again today with the guidance of Nanni Di Falco, who led me through a small part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site know as the Pantalica Necropolis, a gorge cut into limestone by the Anapo and Calcinara rivers that is dotted with hundreds of tombs from the 13th century BCE. It is…