Some good news… Taormina, Porto Cervo, Portofino, Positano and S. Maria di Leuca, some of the most prestigious beach resorts in Italy, have started the initiative called Gemme d’Italia (the Italian gems). Their tourist departments have just signed a partnership to cooperate for the promotion of their territory.
Our long-term project of giving loveSicily a permanent location for our cookery courses has taken a huge step forward last week.
Agrigento is not a beautiful city: it is overbuilt and does not offer much. Even to find decent accommodation in Agrigento can be a struggle. Many tourists visit the majestic Valley of the Temples, stay there for a day and then go. The only big event that attracts big crowds every year is the Feast of the Almond. Now Agrigento wants to turn this around and will try to attract more tourists with food & wine itineraries and cultural & architectural tours. Two thumbs up for the initiative!
As all the “good” Italian stories, they never end! ENIT, the Italian Tourist Board, might be put in charge of Italia.it, the Italian web portal that has been in the news for its outrageous costs (45 million Euros!) and closed this past January 31. This is what Marco Bruschini, ENIT communication officer, affirms. I am sure that we will get more of this news soon. Stay tuned and let’s hope that the 45 million Euros (Italian taxpayers’ money) were not spent in vain. In the meantime, admire the “beautiful” (logo on the right) they came up with for Italia.it. I have a friend in Bologna who can do much better for less than 200 Euros!
This week I am in the mood of talking about food… The picchi-pacchi Sauce is a traditional Sicilian sauce. Do not ask me about the origin of the name which is quite curious! I never really tried it before going to work to the other side of the island in Palermo (I am originally from the Messina province). This sauce consists of four basic ingredients:-
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