Sicilian pottery
Sicily, the cradle of civilization, in the center of the Mediterranean, gave birth to pottery with different colors and shapes depending on…
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The Salinas museum in Palermo has been awarded as one of the most beautiful archeological museums in the world
Plenty of snow in Etna area for the joy of the children
Casteltermini Christmas tree crocheted by the local housewiwe; and the moving Christmas three realized by the Sicilian-African artist Ramzi
A curious bus running in Catania drived by Santa, and the inevitable bagpipe player on the streets of the Sicilian towns and villages.
Photo by Travel Blog Calabria (twitter)
14 January 1968 Earthquake in Belice valley
Istituto Luce video Canterini from Etna, 1938
Sicilian saying U fuiri è vergogna ma e savvamentu i vita (running away it’s shame but it’s life saving)
Traveller of the past Patrick Brydon, who travelled Sicily in 1770
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Panuzzi (little breads) for a soar throat
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