Wandering around the Sicilian hinterland, it is not difficult to see large rural homes characterized by a construction closed to the outside and with all openings facing the courtyard. Those have noble origins and this can be seen from the presence of a part of the building for residential purposes on a high floor in […]

Low walls of dry stone, plowed fields and here is the green of olive or prickly trees. This is the panoramic hole that you will see in the path between the beautiful countryside of the south of Sicily that takes us into the first outskirts of Scicli to the property that we will go to […]

Today’s proposition is an unconventional one, suited for those seeking to retreat to a rural setting, away from the noises of cities and traditional tourist routes. We find ourselves on the Ibleo plateau, in the municipality of Rosolini, a major agricultural center south of Syracuse, with Arab roots from the period when they conquered Sicily, […]

Travelling is an experience that gratifies all the senses. When you travel, you breathe in new scents, see previously ignored wonders, hear the melodies typical of a place. Think of the voice of fishermen on the beach, a day at a market, a walk in a forest. What we are going to do today will […]

Muhammad al-Idrisinei was sending to his sultan reports of travel to foreign lands. Arriving in Sicily, near Scicli he discovered a magical place where a source poured water five times a day, at well-defined times but the most particular thing is that this phenomenon corresponds to the hours of the musulmane prayers. This magical place […]

We are in the historic center of Scicli, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where among medieval columns and porches stand the baroque domes of the cathedral. Among oleanders, olive trees and flowers, the scent of the bakery 50 meters away wakes us up in the morning. Here the specialty is the so-called “Testa di Turco”, […]

It’s early October and since the heat hasn’t yet given way to fog I decided to walk in the gardens under the house. The city offers me many opportunities but with the little time my job leaves me I really wonder what I need them for. Today I took my detox moment, as I call […]

A mygola kitten and climb over the wall, as if to say “follow me”. There is a smell of jasmine. Let’s take a few steps and, turning the corner of the country road, opens the courtyard where once the children used to play football during recreation. Today, however, it is a farm. The rectangular square […]

Today we are going to Piazza Armerina, a municipality in central-eastern Sicily located in the Erei mountains at around 700 m above sea level. I must admit that I was unaware of the presence of this place and I thought it was a square in Enna and not a true natural and artistic masterpiece, known […]