Notes on Sicily
Here are our notes on Sicily with travel inspiration and tips on what to see, do and eat in different parts of the island.

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

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

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

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

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

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