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 popular reader claimed Sicily one of the 52 places to go in the world
In the surroinding of Custonaci the natualistic guide Memmo Gambina, has discovered many solstice stones of thousand of years ago.
Nefeli Mousoura played in the fascinating venue of a ‘600 church in Palermo. She tells us her Sicily.
We meet with Nino “the warrior of the fruit” who sells roasted Chestnuts along the road.
252 d.C Etna eruption
Istituto Luce video Tarantella dance, 1932
Sicilian saying Cu di sceccu ni fa mulu, u primu cauciu e ddo so’ (“Who of a donkey makes a mule, the first kick is for him”. But the real meaning is “he who does good to ungrateful receives immediately ingratitude”)
Traveller of the past W. H. Bartlett, who travelled Sicily in 1852
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A Nativity of ancient crafts
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