Gianfranco Salonia, puppeteer
"The Sicilian puppet is a work of art between history and fantasy that recalls the childhood stories of every Sicilian"
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After visiting Etna in 125 d.C. he said the famous phrase: “Was one of the sublimes moments of my life”
Hadrian at the British Museum
Three gorgeous paintings of our member of the Cultural Department, the noble woman Fernanda.
17 June 827The Arabs landed in Capo Granitola thus beginning the great conquest of the island.
Istituto Luce video The messenger of the Duce arriving in Sicily, 1932
Sicilian saying “Nuddu si pigghia si’ ‘un si rassumigghia” which means that each of us surrounds ourselves with people who are alike, for better or for worse.
Photos of the past Two women who carry bread in the typical Sicilian way
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