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”, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We walk through the districts of the Ispica countryside, where blades of grass lie prone to the constant blowing of the sea breeze, laden with swollen dewdrops in which the sun is reflected in the turquoise sky. The old farmhouse immediately evokes the idea of frugality, rusticity and the echo of a distant yet so […]

The kicking of the clogs of horses in the white pavement that return after a gallop among the carobs is the music that starts the medieval evening we organized to inaugurate our new farm.In the court you can breathe the crisp smell of bread, while industrious servants make concerts with dishes, you start to admire […]

 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 […]