Notes on Sicily

Pasta alla Norma

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November 13, 2013

Pasta alla Norma is the signature dish of Catania in Sicily. And one of the best aubergine recipes ever.

5 foods in Sicily you must try

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May 14, 2013

Foods in Sicily are a passion reflecting the land, the sea, and the sun as well as all the invaders that have occupied the island over the past two millennia.

Palermo markets

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January 22, 2013

A tour of a charmingly noisy Palermo market resembles a visit to an Oriental bazaar and serves as a reminder of Sicily’s ties with the Arab world.

Linguine with bottarga

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November 21, 2012

Linguine with bottarga: Dried roe of tuna or mullets is quite a delicacy, when sprinkled over a nice plate of pasta tossed in olive oil.

Exploring Taormina attractions on your own

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August 27, 2012

Beauty, action, culture and history. Taormina offers lots of excitement for independent travelers.

Greek temples in Sicily

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April 19, 2012

Syracuse, Agrigento, Selinunte and Segesta offers some of the most impressive Greek temples left my Magna Graecia in Sicily.

Sipping Marsala wine in Erice - Italian Notes

Sitting on a cloud sipping Marsala wine

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February 16, 2012

Marsala wine was originally a British invention. But it still sums up the taste and mystery of Western Sicily

Baroque Sicily: Noto

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January 30, 2012

Visiting Noto is like entering the stage set of a play from the early 18th century. Even if you are only a holiday extra passing through.

Messina Port and the Blessing of a Golden Madonnina

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January 10, 2012

Why is there a Latin blessing beneath the Madonnina guarding Messina Port in Sicily?

Agrigento's Valle dei Templi

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September 12, 2011

Stories of prisoner labourers, Greek austeristy and Roman thieves made sightseeing in Agrigento Valle dei Templi a lot more interesting.

Muslims in Lucera

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August 31, 2011

Muslims in Lucera : 800 years ago muslims were deported from Sicily to Lucera in Puglia and their influence is still visible in the town.

Hikes on mount Etna

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August 9, 2011

Etna's 800 odd craters offer a perfect view of an active volcano from a safe distance.