Getting a taste of Sicily: the best virtual tours around
Imagination and technology, a marriage that allows many to experience the island’s many treasures
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Catania: Piazza Carlo Alberto between the “Fera o’ luni” and the oldest catacombs in town
Beyond the cries of traders and the crowd of people, the so-called ‘caves’ are hidden within the Church of St. Gaetano, where once martyrs such as Saint Agatha were buried Piazza Carlo Alberto has long been the stage of one of the largest city markets in Sicily. Situated in the town-center of Catania, it...
The history of the precious Bonajuto Chapel in Catania
The site, owned by a noble family from Catania, is one of the rare examples of Byzantine architecture in town. Together with the heir and owner Salvatore Bonajuto, we retraced the most significant moments of this place, from Bianca di Navarra’s concession to the studies on its dating Among the most fascinating places in...
The mystery of the Marquis of San Giuliano, a noble from Catania who became a murderer
When Orazio Paternò Castello, the future Marquis of San Giuliano, escaped by sea, a cloud of mystery rose over him. For a long time, no one has been aware of his destiny, while now the reason for his sudden escape is clear: he killed her wife in a jealous rage It was 1784 when...
Let’s discover the “vastedda”, both a type of bread and a typical Sicilian cheese
This word commonly indicates a round loaf with no hole in the middle, which is sold mainly in Palermo and in the provinces of Catania and Syracuse. In other areas of Sicily, however, the term indicates something quite different Like other Italian regions, Sicily is known throughout the world for the quality of its...
#095FacesinSicily, the project that describes Catania through the faces of their inhabitants
The initiative, conceived by the photographer and journalist Dario Azzaro and the editor Marco Spampinato, is based on the principle that people are the beating heart of Sicily. Common people, from all social class and religions, portraited in black and white, remind us of the inestimable value of this land 497 faces, 497 gazes...
A video shows the “authentic” and multicultural Sicily of the Magna Via Francigena
«Through this journey you can discover a Sicily of a thousand opportunities. What is missing is our ability to become the Sicily we want to be» There are those who walk to forget problems, those who want to get knowing themselves a little more and those who walk just because they eager to discover...
The tragic story of
Maria di Sicilia,
a queen without a crown
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...
When Sicily was philosophers’ favourite vacation spot
From Nietzsche’s residence in Messina, now a deli, by way of latomie (quarries) of Siracusa, which inspired Plato’s cave, to Freud’s Garden in Palermo: Sicily has always been a coveted destination for thinkers. It’s time to go on vacation. School is over, A-levels are behind us, the heat is about to become unbearable, turning...
Cultural itineraries: tourism in Sicily through literary places
From Tomasi di Lampedusa to Pirandello, by way of Sciascia, Verga and Quasimodo. Here the paths to follow great writers’ lives. Everyone has loved and hated literature, everyone has worked hard on its pages and dreamt through its words: literature is an integral part of life and nowadays it can become cultural tourism. Sicily...
