Mangia on Mt. Etna: mangiare e bere (let’s eat and drink)
When it rains we find solace in food and beverages. Lucky for us, the family of our friends welcome visitors … Continue reading Mangia on Mt. Etna: mangiare e bere (let’s eat and drink)
Category: TRAVEL
Autumn blooms in Sicily
As we unwind and immerse ourselves at the Castello, the beautiful foliage has captured our attention. Between the buildings with … Continue reading Autumn blooms in Sicily
Around Mt Etna to Castello di San Marco
Caprice Cafe, at the top of the hill in Bronte, serves up a delicious and typical Sicilian breakfast, a coronet … Continue reading Around Mt Etna to Castello di San Marco
Green Gold: Pistachios of Bronte
The sky was blue, the air crisp and Etna was smoking.Bronte is the pistachio capital of Sicily. The trees are … Continue reading Green Gold: Pistachios of Bronte
Three Baroque towns
Our drive out of Ortigia and along the eastern coast had the turquoise water of the Ionian Sea on one … Continue reading Three Baroque towns
Siracusa:Ortigia, the island off the island
Siracusa was one of many Greek colonies in Sicily known to the Romans as Magna Graecia in the 4th and … Continue reading Siracusa:Ortigia, the island off the island
A mosaic journey across southern Sicily
An early departure from Agrigento was necessary to pack in a day of mosaic and ceramic wonder. We drove past … Continue reading A mosaic journey across southern Sicily
