In his essay “What is this Sicily?” dated 1945, Sebastiano Aglianò wrote pages full of love for his land, but also “Leopard-like” critiques which he used to push Sicily to abandon old and harmful habits. However, he was misunderstood and sent away with disdain. Reading his words reveals the huge debt of gratitude we...
From international productions such as Indiana Jones and Joe Wright’s Cyrano, passing by popular Italian series like Màkari, many troupes and actors have chosen Sicilian art cities and villages as locations for their upcoming movies
The author of "Animal Farm" died in 1950. In the same year, the Sicilian writer, who had mourned his disappearance in the newspapers, took over from him in using a similar kind of fiction to denounce not only dictatorships’ crimes but also to warn us that our frailties could cost us our freedoms once...
The brilliant scientist, born in France, stayed for twenty years in our island, classifying and appreciating its flora and fauna. The study conducted on the shells of the mollusk Argo opened the way to the modern oceanography
Since days of the Second World War to those of mafia killings the founder of the notorious publisher was an attentive observer of the faces and places that surrounded him
The mother of the future Earl Ruggero II, thanks to her role as regent of Sicily, in 1109 signed a document destined to become unique. It is, in fact, the oldest paper testimony in Europe
The charging bull a symbol of American economic power and is considered a true good luck charm by the most superstitious. However, few know that its realization is due to the brave Arturo Di Modica, who placed it in front of the Exchange without authorization, but the city decided to keep it Any tourist...
The description by Tomasi di Lampedusa about Don Fabrizio's indignation for the sweet breasts of Saint Agata is probably referred to another Sicilian delicacy from Sambuca di Sicilia
The volcano eruption, that begun 1614 and lasted ten years, gave life to curious rock formations which attract explorers outside the widely known paths
In its sweet or salty variants, every December 13 the dish dedicated to the patron saint of sight and of the city of Siracusa, becomes the protagonist of Sicilian tables, according to a tradition that has its distant roots in a miracle performed by the saint
