Walking from Taormina to the Madonna della Rocca, Sicily
When I told the owner of the bed and breakfast where I was staying in Taormina that I planned to walk up to the Madonna della Rocca during the height of summer, he laughed and [Read More]
When I told the owner of the bed and breakfast where I was staying in Taormina that I planned to walk up to the Madonna della Rocca during the height of summer, he laughed and [Read More]
Situated in a narrow street in Siracusa, Sicily (Via G.B. Alagona) lies a small hotel called Alla Giudecca. The hotel shares the same entrance with a tiny museum where you can find the Jewish Baths of [Read More]
Prior to visiting, I honestly believed that Taormina would be one of the most touristy places I’d experience in Sicily. I doubted whether I could find any ‘hidden gems’ to write about for The Museum Times. [Read More]
Bar Turrisi in Castelmola, Sicily is a unique, ‘cultural’ experience which left me pretty much in hysterics. From the outside this bar (near Taormina on a high hilltop) looks quite pleasant with its multiple balconies [Read More]
Getting stuck into history and culture often means getting literally stuck inside a remnant of history – a stronghold with no exit! So that’s exactly what I did. Unintentionally of course… As part of a recent [Read More]
Luigi Pirandello (1867 – 1936) was a novelist, short story writer and poet who lived in the small town of Agrigento in Sicily. In 1934 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Today his coastal [Read More]
I love beautiful gardens. And if anything, Italy and Sicily have some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen (take Villa d’Este near Rome for instance). And the Giardino della Kolymbetra at the Valley of the [Read More]
I recently visited the Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi) in Agrigento in the south of Sicily. This amazing architectural site comprises 7 doric temple ruins of Greek origin dating from the 5th century BC. [Read More]
I’m ecstatic! Tomorrow I’m jetting off to Agrigento, Sicily for a fabulous four-day blogger trip with il Daily Slow, a web portal for sustainable and slow travel. I’m really chuffed to be a part of this exciting [Read More]
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