The decision to go to Palermo by public transport proved sensible. It was a cold Wednesday in January and the heavy snowfall of the Epiphany night had left its mark. Along the edges of the road there were large piles of snow, an unusual sight for our territory. The bus Read more…
Palermo is a universal city, it must be lived with all its customs and traditions. Its time passes slowly and in everyday life the Palermo people celebrate ancient rites, unaware of having inherited the genes of many civilizations. While walking through its streets I thought of the history of Palermo, Read more…
Berlin Tegel Airport, 15 July 1990. A persistent drizzle accompanies our journey in a line to reach the aircraft that would take us to Palermo-Punta. I reach my numbered place and find two women already sitting: a young woman of about 30 years old and another decidedly old. I say Read more…
Many times work takes me to visit the towns of the Sicilian hinterland and day after day, I discover that they are small caskets containing jewels of great value. A jewel among the jewels is Bisacquino, a town which is 75 km away from Palermo. Sicani, Greeks, Romans and Arabs Read more…
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa is a Nobel prize winner for literature and, during his short stay in Sicily, he expressed the desire to visit Sciacca with some friends. Being pleased to spend a day with a Nobel prize winner, I organized a historical, cultural and artistic tour. The following Read more…
