Mount Etna: The Smoking Volcano
Mount Etna is one of the world’s largest and most active volcanoes and dominates much of the landscape of North Eastern Sicily.
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Sicily
The Baroque Builders of Noto: From Palaces to Prisons
The Baroque architects of Noto created some extraordinary buildings after the city, like much of south eastern Sicily, was destroyed in a massive earthquake in 1692.
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The Invisible City of Noto Antica
In 1692 a devastating earthquake destroyed much of south eastern Sicily including the ancient city of Noto.
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Sicily Recipes – Fish Couscous
Traditionally this dish was prepared with durum wheat bran which was ground to the consistency of a roughly-ground flour, typical of the type produced with primitive machinery, and then steamed.
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Sicily Recipes – Pasta con le Sarde
Pasta con le sarde is a Sicilian pasta dish with sardines and anchovies and is recognized as a heritage food product by the Italian government!
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