“Rapflektion Worldwide”, a musical and social initiative created by Andreas and Carlos, connects similar realities together with the association “Musicainsieme a Librino” Rap music as social tool besides music genre: this is the spirit with which was created “Rapflektion Worldwide”, a project of German origin that has now reached the city of Catania. «A...
This artist from Palermo is always in search of new stimuli and carries out a multi-faceted activity, divided between his own production and the promotion of other talents through the association ManSourcing The most direct and sharp communication is often entrusted to the eyes. This statement is very true if you look at the...
Giving new chromatic life to forgotten ruins is the aim of the street artist. All in the name of a cultural revolution that must start from public art Images of ancient and ruined farmhouses scattered in the Sicilian countryside, revived and almost relocated by an artistic intervention, went already all around the world. The...
This jewel of the baroque of Catania opens its doors to the public with two exhibitions from the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo collection. Eight young people, trained for the occasion, will guide visitors through the surprises offered by Alicja Kwade’s installation and the group show hosted in the east wing of the palace A fusion...
The original meaning of this iconic street food is similar in many ancient languages and should derive from the word “spleen”. But do you really know how it is made and what it contains? And what about the other meanings this word has in Sicilian dialect? Let’s find them out together If you live...
January 23rd, 1387: an adventurous and fairy liberation plan involved Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada and the daughter of King Federico IV, Maria. She was been imprisoned at the Ursino Castle by the greedy vicar Artale, who did not accept her as the legitimate heir to the throne. Centuries later, we retrace the story of this...
Sister Maria Cecilia La Mela, who belongs to a Benedictine seclusion order, dispels the myths surrounding her lifestyle and sheds some light on the old tradition of chanting for Catania’s patron Saint The first thing that is likely to come to mind when we think about cloistered religious orders is something resembling living behind...
From February 3 to 5 illuminations and fireworks light up Catania during the festival dedicated to its patron. At the same time, you can notice many ads and events organized by national and local companies, whose outcomes are not always lucky «Je taliatila che bedda, Javi du occhi ca parunustiddi, e naucca ca pari...
They say it was a lovely spot, with a depth of 50 feet and a width of 4 miles, and that it was the place where high-society villa appeared and boat races used to take place Did you know that Catania was surrounded by a lake? They say it was a lovely spot, with...
This cavity has lava origins and a wonderful “dog’s teeth” roof, covered by reflow stalactites formed by the contact of fluid lava with the air. In the busy via Leucatia, behind the ring road of Catania, a sign by a crossroads with no outlet (via Liardo) goes almost unnoticed. It reads “Presepe Grotte Petralia,...
