A long weekend in… Palermo Sicily’s ravishing jewel, once collapsing and faded, now defies expectations, with chic wine bars, vibrant contemporary art galleries and uniquely luxurious private accommodation, says Emily Mullan SEPTEMBER 07 2015 EMILY MULLAN Nestled in La Conca d’Oro (the golden shell) and roughly […]
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History of Santa Rosalia It was 1624 when the Black Death arrived in the city of Palermo by some ships from Tunis (ancient “Barbaria”), it was rampant among the population, and in vain we relied to patron saints of the city and four districts: St. Agata, […]
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The Cathedral and its treasures (Palermo) Monument remarkable not only from the architectural point of view, but also historical. It incorporates documents of various Sicilian civilization eras and European. Erected in 1184 by Walter of the Mill, on the site of an earlier basilica, it has […]
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Palma di Montechiaro, the city of the Gattopardo The town is located a few kilometers from Agrigento and it is known as “the city of the Gattopardo”, as it was founded on May 3, 1637 by Charles Caro and Tomasi di Lampedusa, one of the ancestors […]
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Sambuca di Sicilia is the most beautiful village in Italy in 2016 For the third consecutive year the “most beautiful village of Italy” is located in Sicily, in fact Sambuca of Sicilia, a town in the province of Agrigento, won the title after Gangi in 2014 […]
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Reopening of the Greek-Roman Theatre of Catania CATANIA – The ancient greek-Roman theater reopens to symphony performances, opera, dance and drama. This was possible thanks to the work that enabled the achievement of over 1300 seats in the auditorium that first they proved unsafe. The events […]
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Norman Palace The royal palace is located in the oldest part of the city, at the same site of the first Punic settlements, traces of which are still visible in the underground room today. The royal palace is placed in the highest place of the old […]
0 Read MoreNorman Palio An interesting event takes place on 13th and 14th of August in Piazza Armerina, in the province of Enna, the “Palio dei Normanni”, an event that draws its origins from a precise historical fact. In 1091 the Norman Roger freed the island from Saracens […]
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UNESCO AWARDS IN SICILY UNESCO, established in 1946, aims to “contribute to the maintenance of peace and security, promoting, through education, science and culture, the cooperation among nations, in order to ensure universal respect for justice, law, human rights and fundamental freedoms that the United Nations […]
0 Read MorePANTELLERIA An authentic “Black Pearl of the Mediterranean” that emerges from the clear and beautiful waters of the Mediterranean. It is in fact a volcanic island located 50 km from the African coast and about 70 km from the Sicilian coast. Features of the island are […]
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