Creativity, passion, determination and love for her motherland: she is Delia Zappalà, a young Sicilian fashion designer who has decided to become a businesswoman launching a line of products inspired by Sicily. She could be an example for many of those young people who sometimes have many ideas, but who are discouraged by the...
About the Church of Blessed Savior, nowadays there is just a chapel where the wooden bust figuring Jesus Christ the Redeemer of the World, made in 1532 according to tradition, is preserved. The holy building, that overlooked the sea, was destroyed during the Unity of Italy after the construction of rail axis «The church...
«In 950 AD the island represented the doorway for the innovations which came from the East. During that period, thanks to the friendship between an Arab emir and the Chinese emperor, tea trees reached Sicily». No doubt talking about tea leads many to think about Asian countries, like China or Japan, as production areas,...
We met him in his salon in Randazzo: “I do not have only elderly or middle-aged customers, some young people come to me too and I never say no to their requests, of course” Time seems to have stopped at number 99 of Via Umberto, Randazzo: among the medieval streets of this Sicilian town...
73 young people coming from 18 European countries at the “Erasmus Welcome Day”: «We have a unique opportunity to better understand Mediterranean culture, and the presence of the sea is also a plus point». «I have already had the opportunity to make an exchange experience at a University situated in Northern Italy. However, your...
The tale: “we were at an altitude of 2700 meters, there were strong wind gusts and windchill was as low as -21°” You get a total sense of freedom while practicing this sport. Doing it on Mount Etna, a volcano covered in snow next to the sea, is absolutely unique. Moments earlier you are...
What are the practical applications of research? How can the discovery of the production of the ATP, the “fuel of life”, have positive consequences on our daily lives?
The young girl from Catania, a voracious reader created her channel on Youtube in 2011 and now has 30.000 followers Who said that today’s kids do not read and prefer to retire to virtual and a-social worlds? Ilenia Zodiaco, a young Sicilian voracious reader, is the perfect example to shatter this myth. Her Youtube...
For people with disabilities, the island lacks the necessary equipment. But thanks to new enterprises things are changing Websites and apps make it easier for us to plan our holiday”. “For people with reduced mobility planning a trip is not easy. It is hard to find a hotel with a bathroom which is up...
Daniele Malfitana, archeologist and head of Ibam Cnr: “Our researchers are digitally mapping the ancient city. The management of the amphitheater? A precious opportunity for young people”
