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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Intro against Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Holland and German politicians who, in the name of money, people can be killed.
Springtime is coming and in many spots of Sicily happens an extraordinary event: the migration of the birds from South Africa to North Europe. During this amazing journey birds had to rest somewhere. And Sicily is one of the most important bottle-necks (migratory “hotels) in the world.
Visit Sicily and discover your roots. The ancestors “voyage of hope”. Are you searching for your Sicilian ancestors? We’ll find them
Let’s go to Syracuse visting this nice museum and admiring this plant on the banks of the Ciane river.
… and Sicily is waiting for you. Welcome to the land of bright sun, warm sea, and good food. And friendly people of course!
02 May 1660 Born of Alessandro Scarlatti, Baroque composer
Istituto Luce video A boat travel from Cefalù to Rome, 1931
Sicilian saying Cchiu scuru ri mezzanote nun po fari (Darker than midnight can not do, or when you hit rock bottom things can not get worse)
Travellers of the past Thomas Cole who made his journey to Sicily in 1843
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