Tag: Sicilia

SICILIAN DAYS / TAORMINA, A BALCONY OF HISTORY AND ART ON THE SEA

© Roberto Alborghetti Piazza IX Aprile is the “living room” of Taormina (Sicily, Italy) and it is the historical and tourist beating heart: monuments, outdoor bars, painters, rubbing and weddings. From the balcony, almost overlooking the sea, the view is impressive: Etna, Giardini Naxos bay, Ancient Theater. Really enviable a place like this! The square… Read More SICILIAN DAYS / TAORMINA, A BALCONY OF HISTORY AND ART ON THE SEA

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SICILIAN DAYS / THE EXTRAORDINARY ANCIENT THEATER OF TAORMINA: A STAGE FOR THE WORLD

© Roberto Alborghetti What to say? A show within the show! In the extraordinary Taormina, there is an extraordinary place, where eyes, mind, heart and senses are truly shaken and struck by the magic of time and human genius. Experience to live, that of being inside the great Ancient Theater of Taormina. And it rarely… Read More SICILIAN DAYS / THE EXTRAORDINARY ANCIENT THEATER OF TAORMINA: A STAGE FOR THE WORLD

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SICILIAN DAYS / THE SPECTACULAR GORGES OF ALCANTARA SHAPED BY WATER AND LAVA

© Roberto Alborghetti At the foot of the Etna volcano, a few kilometers from Taormina (Sicily, Italy) there is an unmissable destination: the Alcantara Gorges, a spectacular canyon that the force of the water and the impetus of the lava have modeled in a suggestive way, in the course of thousands of years. High up… Read More SICILIAN DAYS / THE SPECTACULAR GORGES OF ALCANTARA SHAPED BY WATER AND LAVA

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SICILIAN DAYS / IT’S RAINING… COLORFUL UMBRELLAS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF CATANIA

A shower of umbrellas in the heart of Catania. As if to contrast with the dark colors of the stones of the buildings and the pavement – pure lava rock, taken from the flanks of Etna, the mother mountain of Sicily for centuries – in some historic streets, close to the monumental center, here is… Read More SICILIAN DAYS / IT’S RAINING… COLORFUL UMBRELLAS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF CATANIA

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SICILIAN DAYS / CATANIA, AN EXTRAORDINARY SHOWCASE OF HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE

Photos © Roberto Alborghetti Catania is an underrated city. Second in Sicily by population, after Palermo, it has ancient origins – it was founded by the Calcidesi in 729 BC. – and aligns an architectural, artistic and historical heritage of great prestige. Many miss the fact that its monumental historic center has been recognized as… Read More SICILIAN DAYS / CATANIA, AN EXTRAORDINARY SHOWCASE OF HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE

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