The foliage of Etna is tinged with the colours of autumn, the red of the woodbine announces the change of the season, while the still prevailing jasmine communicates that mostly sunny days still fill the Etna landscapes, despite everything. Inside the houses the sunlight is still captured right down to Read more…
One of the special festivals in Catania that celebrates the fusion of sacred and profane is the Feast of the Dead. Of course it sounds a bit macabre, but the Feast of the Dead embodies many traditions: from the flowers offered to loved ones on the day of the commemoration Read more…
Pedara, a village on the slopes of Etna has seen us as vacationers since the late 1960s. My family spent all summers and Sundays in the cottage outside the town to pamper those plants that the gardener cared for during the week. My childhood memories leave space in my mind Read more…
There are magical days when the Countess of Etna can be seen from Catania. Altocumulus lenticulaus is the scientific name of the almost mystical phenomenon that occurs on Etna when the winds that blow from the west meet the volcano. A cloud of which we are particularly fond so much Read more…
A fisherman’s boat rocks silently between the coves. The oars caress the waves as he is starting to return, the scarlet Hibiscus awakens in the still faint rays of the sun. I see myself as a child, in the shade of the leaves in the middle of the citrus trees Read more…
Sicily is my land. First Greek Sicilian colony and second Italian colony, the richest in material and intangible sites: it is a true heritage of humanity and not only because UNESCO has recognized it. On one of the most beautiful days I can describe it as a painting. Close your Read more…
