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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La Siciliana is a typical melody in 6/8 or 12/8 and that since 1600 was used by almost all the greatest composers who often introduced it in their compositions.
Cannolo is one of the most loved sweets in the world and one of the symbols of Sicily. But you never stop talking enough.
02 June 1743 The count Cagliostro was born
Istituto Luce video The feast of the almond tree in bloom in Noto, 1932
Sicilian saying “‘A maravigghia, appigghia” che significa che uno non dovrebbe meravigliarsi o criticare il comportamento di un’altra persona dato che anche lui potrebbe fare lo stesso.
On March 1, 1790 Sir Richard Hoare, an English nobleman, arrives in Palermo.
Photos of the past A charming woman in 1950 walk close by a group of elders
Photo taken by the website Archivio storico degli Iblei
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Vincenza Catanese: the poet of the sea urchins.
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