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If Sicily is your stop for some relaxation, you can not miss Palermo, a place of very ancient origins, so much so that it is defined as an Arab-Norman city for the influences experienced over the centuries. In this article we will guide you hand in hand, within its monuments, flavors and markets. An itinerary that you can live in person if you have...

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The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA), the oldest and most established organization in support of Americans of Italian descent, has recently established its new italian lodge in Palermo, Sicily. The charter inaugural event, was held on June 7th at the Sala Mattarella of Palazzo dei Normanni. It was dedicated to the founder of the...

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BlueMed makes landfall in Sicily. Sparkle (Tim Group’s global operator) is laying a high-speed internet submarine cable across the Mediterranean Sea. On Tuesday, it successfully connected it to the “Sicily Hub” neutral data centre in Palermo, which is connected to eighteen other international cables. BlueMed now stretches from Genoa to Golfo Aranci...

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May 23, 2023 marks 31 years since tensions between Sicily’s Cosa Nostra mafia and the Italian government reached an explosive turning point. The date will now also mark the opening of a new anti-mafia museum in Palermo, Italy, dedicated to Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, two anti-crime leaders who were murdered within 57 days of each other b...

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The smoke of roasted sardines, the yeasty fragrance of fresh bread, the sizzle of frying oil pots, and the multicolored abundance of fruits and vegetables. I stop for a salty breakfast of pane and panelle, rigorously seasoned with a fresh squeeze of lemon, and observe the morning market frenzy–a daily unscripted play here in the streets of Palermo’...

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“Amuni” is Sicilian for “Let’s go!” We’re starting off my Italian food and travel diaries with Sicily, where my dad was born, and arguably the hottest new Italian destination (thanks White Lotus). First off, we’ll be exploring the island’s capital, Palermo. If you know me, you know I’m obsessed with this city, whether it be for its rich history and...

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Palermo, the vibrant capital of Sicily, is a city full of secrets waiting to be unveiled. Shaped by a multitude of colonizations throughout its long and storied history, the city was originally founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC and was later occupied by the Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, and Spanish. Each...

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On the homepage of Trip Advisor there is a section dedicated to movie destinations: "Ten places from your favorite movies and TV shows to visit in 2023," is the title. First place in the rankings, above Rome and Los Angeles, to Sicily, and credit is due to "The White Lotus," the TV series filmed in Taormina that drew hordes of American tourists: so...

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“Italy without Sicily leaves no image in the spirit. It is in Sicily that we find the key to everything… The purity of the contours, the softness of everything, the yielding exchange of colors, the harmonious unity of the sky with the sea and the sea with the earth.”  I couldn’t have said it better myself. With these words, Johann Wolfgang Von Goet...

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Artefacts loaned from Italian museums include archival material such as documents, films and photographs, says The Art Newspaper, as well as stimuli invoking sight, sound and scent. The project was conceptualised by anti-mafia charity Fondazione Falcone, with this instalment following on from a related event in 2022 marking the 30th anniversary ant...

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