An extraordinary organ has come back to life. This is a story with a happy end which began in June of 2015. A lightning bolt struck the tower above the apse of the cathedral of Monreale. A few tiles of the mosaic of Christ Pantocrator
Terra Madre Day is Slow Food’s annual day to promote the diversity of food traditions and production, and show how our network is using its creativity and knowledge to express our love for the planet and defend the future for the next generations. Since 2009, each year
The high point of our reportage on Caltanissetta is an enoteca. We can state, without pointless timidity, that it is the best furnished wine shop we have ever encountered and, according to many, is among the most important of its kind in all of Italy.
“Calatenixet …resolvitur Castrum foeminarum” (Goffredo Malaterra, De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius). A curious city, at the center of everywhere and nowhere at the same time. A no place full of human ingenuity and history, fundamental elements of
Inaugurated in March of 2013 by Salvatore Castiglia, a man full of imagination and creativity, a local citizen whom everyone called “Totò”, it is a butcher shop, a fine food emporium, a restaurant, and a wine bar and is, all together, among the most widely
Beatrice Giammusso, a small but determined lady from Catania who was suddenly left as a widow, decided in 2007 to move to Caltanissetta and listen to one of her children, who had just finished his university studies in economics and suggested, insistently, that she open
Ciao! After a recent trip to Sicily, I fell in love with the place. The local cuisine (caponata and cannoli are THAT good), the rich cultural history, and the wines impressed me so much I partnered with the Wines of Sicily on an upcoming Twitter Tasting.
The Fuoco Food Festival finished on Sunday. A “pilot” edition which involved the territory around Buccheri in the province of Siracusa, a town in Sicily’s southeast. The event which was a resounding success. Strongly desired by Daniele Miccione, journalist and producer of Tuttotonda, a frequently prize-winning
Capofaro Malvasia & Resort, an open air space suspended amongst islands, between sky and the sea, where the dialogue between people and nature comes alive. That will be the venue for Space & Sound 2016, a music festival, from 11 June to 27 August 2016,
Palermo, October 1. Absolute purity, a fascinating architecture and the work of a refined artist are the ingredients of the Bianco Palermo project exhibited at the Francesco Pantaleone Contemporary Art Gallery of Palermo. Per Barclay signed a site-specific work for Palermo by using one of the