Category: Sicily

Sicily, located across the Strait of Messina from the region of Calabria, is the largest island in the Mediterranean.

  • The Best Things to Eat in Palermo, Sicily

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    I Can’t Believe I Ate All of That On Such a Short Trip

    Brioche bomba con crema e ricotta
  • Palermo, Sicily: 2018 Italian Capital of Culture

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    Congratulations to the city of Palermo, which has been awarded the distinction of Italian Capital of Culture for 2018. The Italian Culture Ministry (Ministero di Beni Culturali) awards the prize each year in an effort to promote tourism. Along with the distinction, the winning city receives 1 million euro which is to be used to…

  • Ancient Aphrodite Sculpture Back in Sicily

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    On Tuesday, the Museo Archeologico di Morgantina, a small archeological museum in Aidone (Enna), Sicily, held an inauguration for the repatriation of an ancient sculpture of Aphrodite.

  • A Bribe-Free Holiday in Sicily

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    The brave work of the anti-mafia organization AddioPizzo.org was recently brought to my attention. “Addio Pizzo” means “Goodbye, Pizzo,” the latter word meaning the protection money that hundreds of businesses throughout Sicily have had to pay to the powerful, omnipresent mafia. AddioPizzo was formed in 2004 after a group of young Sicilian entrepreneurs, afraid that…