Discover the magic of spring in Sicily: amid spectacular blooms, ancient traditions, authentic flavors and awakening landscapes, it’s the perfect time to experience the island with all your senses.
Politeama Garibaldi Theatre – Palermo
Conceived in 1859 as a "basic need" of the people of Palermo, the Politeama Garibaldi was built a few years [...]
Pirandello Theatre – Agrigento
Built in 1870 by engineer Dionisio Sciascia and architect Giovan Battista Filippo Basile, the Agrigento theatre opened ten years later, [...]
Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini in Catania
The Teatro Massimo “Vincenzo Bellini” in Catania was opened the 31st of May 1890, with the representation of “Norma”, masterpiece [...]
Teatro Massimo Palermo
Situated along one of the city's two main axes, the Teatro Massimo is a hinge between the old city and [...]
Fried battered cardoons (I carduna ca pastetta)
Presenting the thistle, the Sicilian peasant's traditional poor fare that still enriches the traditional Christmas dinner and the Tavolate di [...]
Festa del SS Crocifisso di Aracoeli and the Processione dei Babbaluti
In San Marco D’Alunzio, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy in the province of Messina, the Festa del [...]
The Sicilian Prickly Pear
The history of opuntia ficus indica, the botanical name for the prickly pear, goes back to the fifteenth century, when [...]
Sicilian red oranges
Sicily is the land of oranges, a land full of flowers whose fragrance fills the air in spring... (Guy de [...]
Militello Val di Catania
"Sicily is a country of oranges, whose springtime air is perfumed. Yet what makes it a special place in the [...]
