Tag: sicily

  • Searching for Italy: All the Places Stanley Tucci Went in Season 1

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    “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” is the perfect cure for wanderlust. Here is a comprehensive guide to all the places he visits in Season 1.

  • Mount Etna

    Mount Etna, located in eastern Sicily in the province of Catania, is the tallest mountain in Italy south of the Alps, the most active volcano in Europe, and one of the most active volcanoes in the world. UNESCO inscribed Mount Etna as a natural World Heritage Site in 2013. Mount Etna in History Scientists believe…

    black mountain with flowing lava at nighttime
  • The Triumph of Death: Mysterious Plague Painting in Palermo

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    Throughout the long, lonely months of our modern pandemic, I’ve been thinking about a dark and mysterious painting in Palermo known as “The Triumph of Death.” Known in Italian as Il Trionfo della Morte, the painting hangs in Palazzo Abatellis, a regional gallery in the Kalsa quarter of the Sicilian capital. Measuring 6 m x…

    Triumph of Death Palermo
  • Go For the Gold: The Gorgeous Golden Mosaics of Palermo, Monreale, & Cefalù

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    Sicily has some of the most gorgeous golden mosaics in the world. Here’s where to see these UNESCO World Heritage sights in Palermo, Monreale, and Cefalù.

    Golden mosaics in La Martorana, Palermo