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Prickly Pears, a sweet “Sicilian secret”
The prickly pear, as the word itself says, is not a Sicilian fruit. It was "discovered" by the first Europeans who colonized America - then mistakenly called India - and initially it was not…
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Avola, the queen of Sicilian almonds
Avola, in the district of Siracusa, is a large, bright and baroque town. This is due to the earthquake that destroyed the old village in 1693, forcing the people to move from the hills…
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Nicolosi and its Red Mountains
A town and the volcano closely linked, for better or for worse, in life and death and in the return to life. Here is a summary of the history of Nicolosi and its "Monti…
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Mid August Day, feast of the Virgin Mary in Messina
In Sicily every city has a saint to pray for protection and hope. Catholic worship has thus replaced an ancient peasant paganism that was linked to gods and goddesses of the earth or the…
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Mysteries of Sicily, where to test your fears
If you have already booked your tour on Mt Etna with your guide, you certainly are brave enough to face the steep paths, the roars and fountains of fire of an active volcano. But…
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Medieval Festivals in Sicily
In Sicily, the Middle Ages left very deep traces. Not so much in architecture, which was almost completely replaced by the Baroque one in the 18th century, but in the traditions. Peasant traditions, linked…
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Mt Etna, the eruption of July 27 is over
(photo above: Grazia Musumeci - photo in the article by Massimo Tamajo Fotografo Naturalista) The spectacular eruption that resulted from the nth fracture of the New South East Crater lasted less than 24 hours.…
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Mt Etna, a new eruptive vent on July 27
A new eruptive vent opened around noon on Saturday 27 July 2019 on Mount Etna, precisely on the southern side of the New South East Crater. The fracture resulted in the emission of considerable…
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In Taormina, taste your granita at Isola Bella
If you already love Taormina, the beautiful medieval "queen of the Ionian Sea", you might forget it for a moment when you will see her little daughter, Isola Bella. This "Beautiful Island" will charm…
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Mt Etna, a new eruption starts on July 19
UPDATE FROM INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY-- The eruption has ended on July 21st A new eruption has just started on Mt.Etna. By the dawn of July 18th, the great Sicilian volcano had begun to show…
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