Italy Smart country

I never saw so may Smart cars in any European country than in Italy.Supposing there are also a lot of them on the mainland of Italy for sure on the islands Sardinia and Sicily it s a lot.The Italians say it s for easy parking. But why only Italy sees this as a soltution Other countries solve the problem by using bigger cars and building more parking lots.Had dinner yesterday in Caffe del Duomo. A

Luxury Lodging in Venice

One way to experience the splendor and romance of Venice is to stay in one of Venice's luxury hotels. Often housed in historic buildings and ornately decorated, most of these deluxe hotels have special amenities such as a spa, gourmet restaurant, or private dock. Here's a selection of top rated luxury hotels in Venice.

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Favignana, Sicily (Italy)

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Godfather Movie Shrine, Village of Savoca, Sicily

Mafia movie clip from Don Corleones Island, thefree Intrepid Berkeley Explorer video of Sicily and Malta; starring the Mt Etna volcano, Greek Temple of Concord, fantastic Roman mosaics, a [...] Continue Reading…

Mizzica!

Last week, Alfredo and Angelo from Mizzica.com came to visit the cooking school in Modica.
They have recently launched their website which offers access to top quality Sicilian products on-line and during our meeting we discussed about all sorts of products and ideas.

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Sculptures of Borsellino and Falcone vandalized


Catania War Cemetry

Was hoping that my eye would have recovered overnight. Unfortunately it had not so I had to cancel the excursion up Mount Etna and play hunt the hospital instead. There are lots and you have to have the right one oh and follow the Italian instructions to get there. Anyway after a morning of standing in queues I realised that I was more bored than in pain so we continued with our journey. To ma

Straight from the Etna slopes: tabacchiere peach ice-cream

Etna, Sicily's largest volcano, gives us wonderful products, all year round. Chestnuts, pistachios, wine, honey, mushroom, are all fantastic gifts of its untamed nature in the South-East of Sicily. One of these Mongibello's pearls is a special kind of peach, Pesca Tabacchiera (Donut peach) grown on the Etna slopes.

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