The Egadi Islands are an Italian archipelago, in Sicily, between the lower Tyrrhenian and the Sicilian channel. Located about 7 km from the west coast of Sicily, between Marsala and Trapani, in the free municipal consortium of Trapani, the archipelago consists of three isolated and two islets, plus a series of rocks and stacks. Already […]
When I decided to leave to live a new experience in Sicily I was not yet clear what the destination should have been. I am a lover of novels and Andrea Camilleri was certainly one of the authors that I read avidly. I took information about the most important places taken from the writings of […]
Fontanarossa is the main airport in Southern Italy, sixth in Italy (as of 2019) for passenger traffic and second in Italy for national traffic. Furthermore, the Catania-Rome route is the busiest nationally and the fourth in Europe. The new terminal of Fontanarossa Airport On May 5, 2007, in the presence of the then Minister of […]
Pachino tomato PGI is a vegetable of the Lycopersicum escluletum Miller species, which is divided into four types: Tondo Liscio (cluster or single fruit), Costoluto, Plum and Miniplum, Cherry (or Ciliegino). Is typical from the region of Pachino in Sicily. Where Pachino Tomato is growing The production area of Pachino Tomato PGI lies in the […]
The Island of Panarea is an Italian island belonging to the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands, in Sicily. Administratively it belongs to Lipari, an Italian municipality of the metropolitan city of Messina, of which it constitutes a fraction of 241 inhabitants, divided into the centers of San Pietro (the main landing place), Ditella and Drauto. […]
The Island of Filicudi is in Italy belonging to the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands, in Sicily. Administratively it is part of the municipality of Lipari; the two inhabited centers Filicudi Porto and Pecorini a Mare. The origin of the Island of Filicudi The Origin of the name of Filicudi In ancient times the island […]
The Island of Alicudi in Italy belonging to the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands, in Sicily. Administratively it belongs to Lipari, an Italian municipality in the metropolitan city of Messina. The inhabitants of the island are called arcudari in Sicilian. In ancient times it was known as Ericussa, from the ancient Greek Ἐρικοῦσσα (“rich in […]
Taormina – The pearl of Mediterranean it is one of the most important international tourist centers of the Sicilian region, known for its natural landscape, marine beauties and historical monuments and it was an important destination of the Grand Tour. History of Taormina There are many news on the origin of Taormina (Tauromenion, Tauromenium, from […]
Zafferana Etnea is a magical place near Catania. Known as the City of Honey, the place is located on the southeast slopes of Mount Etna, the largest volcano in Europe. Geography of Zafferana Etnea It is one of the municipalities of the Etna Regional Park and its territory includes the three large valleys which according […]
The seaside part of Taormina The seaside town of Letojanni is part of the tourist area of Taormina and is located in the center of a large bay between the promontories of S. Alessio (Forza d’Agrò) and S. Andrea (Taormina), 5 meters above sea level. , on the Ionian side of the Peloritani mountains, 43 […]
