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      • Taormina & Alcantara Gorges
      • Etna and winery tour
      • Adventurer
      • Cefalu’ & Castelbuono
    • From Naxos/Taormina
      • Enogastronomic tour
      • Castelmola and Taormina tour
      • Etna and winery tour
      • Godfather and Taormina
      • Etna and Taormina tour
      • Taormina & Alcantara Gorges
    • From Catania port
      • Castelmola and Taormina tour
      • Enogastronomic tour
      • Godfather tour and Taormina
      • Etna and Taormina tour
      • Cyclope Riviera & Catania tour
      • The beautiful Syracuse and Ortygia tour
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    • Enogastronomic tour
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    • Godfather tour
    • Syracuse and Ortygia
    • Cyclope R. & Catania
    • Cefalu’ & Castelbuono
    • Montalbano tour
    • Villa Romana & Caltagirone
    • Ragusa Modica Noto
    • Agrigento & T. steps
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Sicily Private Tours by Luca

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Sicilian food and top Chefs

Sicilian food and popular cooking

Pubblicato il 18 Giugno 202018 Giugno 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

The soul of Sicily is best experienced through its exeptional food and wine. The distinct palette of the island reflects its multi-layered culinary history and is nothing less than transcendent. The Sicilian method takes the staples of Italian cuisine; Pasta, […]

Pantelleria is the largest island off the Sicilian coastline, The strong wind that blows here all year around has forced inhabitants to protect their plants

Pantelleria, the Europe’s southernmost point.

Pubblicato il 22 Febbraio 202022 Febbraio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Landscaping & Sites

Pantelleria is the largest island off the Sicilian coastline, is also closer to the Tunisian coast (Capo MustafĂ  is 44 miles away) than to Capo Granitola in Sicily (62 miles). Despite this isolation, Pantelleria was colonized by the Phoenicians and […]

The Sicilian puppet theatre is one of Sicily's greatest traditional art forms, the cultural importance of this art form was recognized by Unesco in 2001.

The Sicilian Puppet theater

Pubblicato il 9 Febbraio 20209 Febbraio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture, Historical facts

The Sicilian puppet theatre is one of Sicily’s greatest traditional art forms; the cultural importance of this art form was recognized by Unesco in 2001, when it was included on the World Heritage list. The “Puppets” are not controlled by […]

Folklore and traditions in Sicily have been affected by all the various and different peoples who occupied the island during its rich past.

Traditions and Folklore in Sicily

Pubblicato il 3 Febbraio 20203 Febbraio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

Folklore and traditions in Sicily have been affected by all the various and different peoples who occupied the island during its rich past. Giant simulacra or figures appear at many festivals: they may be either fixed and drawn along with […]

Sicilian fashion is going through a period of growth. Talented designers from Sicily like Domenico Dolce from Dolce&Gabbana share a strong tie with Sicily.

Sicilian Fashion

Pubblicato il 2 Febbraio 20202 Febbraio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

Sicilian fashion is going through a period of growth and fame in Sicily. Doubtless, the amazing growth in this sector is mainly due to the inventiveness and hard work of young designers whose talent is ever appreciated by the market […]

The ancient Greek Syracuse was as important as Athens. Many famous contributors to culture have been born in Syracuse as Archimedes, Quasimodo and Elio..

Syracuse and the Archeological Park

Pubblicato il 1 Febbraio 202027 Maggio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture, Landscaping & Sites

Today Syracuse is a dynamic, modern town, with many visible signs of it’s grand and noble past. However, the haphazard growth of the new part of Syracuse has not affected the little island of Ortygia, just off the coast, where […]

The Sicilian Baroque style in Noto

Pubblicato il 31 Gennaio 202027 Maggio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture, Towns & Architecture

Sicilian Baroque architecture, Historical facts; After the devastating 1693 earthquake, a programme of reconstruction was introduced throughout eastern Sicily in the early 18th century. The architects entrusted with this task elaborated upon the achievements of 17th century Baroque architecture and […]

For Sicilian granita the range goes from lemon to coffee which are two classic ones. Sicilians have breakfast at the local bar with a brioche and a granita.

Sicilian granita, sorbetto and ice creams

Pubblicato il 30 Gennaio 20205 Febbraio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

Granita, sherbet and ice-cream in Sicily. From the Turkish word serbet meaning “a cool drink”, this word was transformed into the Arabic word sarab, hence the word “sciroppo” (syrup). However, the most suggestive word is sorbetto (sherbert). The closest reference, […]

Generously used in local Sicilian liqueurs making. The fire of Etna liqueur is hot and strong like the volcano. A wonderful digestive very invigorating...

Sicilian Liqueurs

Pubblicato il 29 Gennaio 202029 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

Generously used in local Sicilian liqueurs making, spices and flavors are also important in Sicilian cooking. As a matter of fact, Sicily can boast a world renowned production of (eau-de-vie) the renowned Grappa from Nero d’Avola or the scented Grappa […]

Monreale is the main attraction outside Palermo, the interior is built on a basilica plan with a nave and two side-aisles separated by columns..

Monreale and the outstanding Norman church

Pubblicato il 28 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture, Towns & Architecture

Monreale is the main attraction outside Palermo. Having grown up since the 13th century around the Benedectine monastery on the site, the current appearance of the town is Baroque, but it clusters round one of the rarest jewels of Italy’s […]

The Sicilian marzipan fruit are highly colored pastries shaped to look like fruis and vegetables. The Erice's production is worth mentioning as the marzipan

The Sicilian marzipan fruit

Pubblicato il 25 Gennaio 202025 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

The Sicilian marzipan fruit or (frutta Martorana). These highly colored pastries shaped to look like fruit, vegetables and other things, bear a story that takes us way back in time and to far off places. Let’s start with the raw […]

The salt pans of Sicily were exploited in antiquity when salt was exported as far as Norway. The long periods of sunshine land made these pans productive..

The salt pans of Sicily

Pubblicato il 24 Gennaio 202027 Maggio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

The salt pans of Sicily were exploited in antiquity and reached the height of their importance in the 19th century, when salt was exported as far as Norway. The long periods of sunshine (five or six months a year) and […]

Many of the stations of the circumetnea railway were used by farmers to reach their farms from the towns where they lived are now starting-points for..

The Circumetnea railway

Pubblicato il 23 Gennaio 202023 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

The circumetnea railway it’s the only narrow-gauge railway line in Sicily. It was opened in the late 19th-century and was altered several times when lava flows from Mount Etna invaded the track. The route starts at the terminus in Catania. […]

Sailing in Sicily it is pretty much awesome, the inlets and the wonderful minor Sicily's island represent the ideal place for visitors..

Sailing and Windsurfing in Sicily

Pubblicato il 22 Gennaio 202022 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

Sailing in Sicily for aficionados it is pretty much a paradise, the coastline, the inlets and the wonderful minor Sicily’s island represent the ideal place for visitors, however this activity is much popular along the northern coast of Sicily. True […]

The Aci Trezza is a picturesque fishing village,which was also the setting for Giovanni Verga's Novel I Malavoglia as well as for Luchino Visconti..

Aci Trezza and “I Malavoglia”

Pubblicato il 21 Gennaio 202021 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Historical facts, Landscaping & Sites, Towns & Architecture

The town of Aci Trezza is a picturesque fishing village, part of Aci Castello, which was also the setting for Giovanni Verga’s Novel I Malavoglia as well as for Luchino Visconti‘s film adaptation, La Terra Trema. The small harbour faces […]

The Cathedral of Messina is in Piazza Duomo, Although it was reconstructed after the 1908 earthquake and 1943 bombings, It was built by Henry VI..

The Cathedral of Messina.

Pubblicato il 19 Gennaio 202019 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Towns & Architecture

The Cathedral of Messina is in Piazza Duomo, in the heart of the town. Although it was reconstructed after the 1908 earthquake and 1943 bombings, it has preserved its medieval aspect. Built in 1197 by Henry VI Hohenstaufen The facade […]

Sicily offers an impressing range of walking and trekking itineraries. The choice includes hills, mountains,fantastic limestone gorges such as the ones...

Walking and Trekking in Sicily

Pubblicato il 17 Gennaio 202017 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture, Landscaping & Sites

Sicily offers an impressing range of walking and trekking itineraries. Walking and Trekking mountains. The choice includes hills, mountains, coastal districts as well as fantastic limestone gorges such as the ones at Pantalica and Cava d’Ispica in the Monti Iblei. […]

Caltanissetta became prosperous after the unification of Italy thanks to the sulphur and rock salt mines. Mining activity ceased in 1988 and the mines..

Caltanissetta and its Sulphur Mines

Pubblicato il 15 Gennaio 202015 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Towns & Architecture

In Caltanissetta, the 11th-century Norman Abbey commissioned by Roger I, is still considered one of the most interesting site of the area. In common with other hill towns of the interior, Caltanissetta was surrounded by medieval walls and then expanded […]

Sciacca seems to be overwhelmed by Monte San Calogero, with its thermal waters and steam vapours which have made the town famous over the centuries..

Sciacca, what to see

Pubblicato il 15 Gennaio 202022 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Towns & Architecture

Sciacca, overwhelmed from a distance by Monte San Calogero, with its thermal waters and steam vapours, which have made the town famous over the centuries. Its hot springs had been used since prehistoric times. Sciacca used to be the outpost […]

In the last few years the quality of Sicilian wines has steadily improved due to better vine growing techniques and new wine ageinIg methods..

Sicilian wine

Pubblicato il 11 Gennaio 202011 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

In the last few years the quality of Sicilian wines has steadily improved due to better vine growing techniques and new wine ageing methods. Vineyards in Sicily were long bound to the production of strong wines that were used for […]

February is carnival time in Sicily and one of the most spectacular event is The Carnival of Acireale as well as the Sagra del Mandorlo in Fiore in Noto..

Carnival and festival in Sicily

Pubblicato il 6 Gennaio 20206 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture

February is carnival time in Italy, and this period is also celebrated with enthusiasm in many Sicilian towns. One of the most spectacular events is The Carnival of Acireale, blending poetry, games and a procession of colorful floats through the […]

The most striking aspect of the history of Sicily Even the Sicani, Elymi and Siculi..

History of Sicily

Pubblicato il 29 Dicembre 201931 Gennaio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Art & culture, Historical facts

The most striking aspect of the history of Sicily is the enormous influence of all the different people who have colonized the Island. Even the Sicani, Elymi and Siculi, the first populations to leave traces of their cultures in Sicily, […]

The Roman Villa del Casale

Southwestern Sicily

Pubblicato il 24 Dicembre 201928 Dicembre 2019 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Landscaping & Sites

Any visit to the Southwestern Sicily should begin with a visit to the ruined Roman Villa del Casale at Piazza Armerina, which contains simply exquisite , beautifully preserved mosaics depicting scenes of hunting and the life of the well to-do. […]

Mount Etna is fundamental to Sicily's nature and landscape. Leonardo Sciascia called it " a huge house cat,that purrs and awakens every so often"

Northeastern Sicily

Pubblicato il 24 Dicembre 201927 Maggio 2020 LucaLascia un commentoPubblicato in Landscaping & Sites

Northeastern of Sicily is dominated by volcanoes of all shapes and size. Mount Etna towers to incredible heights and is visible from much of Sicily, often providing live firework shows from its summit craters. Accessible all year around thanks to […]

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