Tag: Sicily

VIDEO / STORIES OF SEA WATER: PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY)

Two years ago, along the coast of Taormina (Sicily, Italy) I noticed two motorboats in bad conditions, as if they were waiting for a cure, a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and decomposed. It was as… Read More VIDEO / STORIES OF SEA WATER: PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY)

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STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #8

© Roberto Alborghetti – Close-up photography; it is not a digitally manipulated image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine manipolata digitalmente. Two years ago, along the coast of Taormina-Giardini Naxos (Sicily, Italy) I noticed two motorboats in bad conditions, as if they were waiting for a cure, a restoration. My eyes were immediately… Read More STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #8

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STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #1

© Roberto Alborghetti Two years ago, along the coast of Taormina-Giardini Naxos (Sicily, Italy) I noticed two motorboats in bad conditions, as if they were waiting for a cure, a restoration. My eyes were immediately drawn to the colors on the sides and hull. After thousands of hours of navigation, the paint had corroded and… Read More STORIES OF SEA WATER / PHOTOS OF CORROSIONS AND CRACKS ON A MOTORBOAT IN TAORMINA (SICILY, ITALY) #1

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HERE IS MY MOST VIEWED POST IN 2023: “IT’S RAINING… COLORFUL UMBRELLAS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF CATANIA” (SICILY)

Here is the post that, in this blog of mine, obtained first place in the most read ranking. It concerns an article initially published in August 2022, but which literally exploded, in terms of views, in the 12 months of this 2023 which is coming to an end. the post concerns the singular and extraordinary… Read More HERE IS MY MOST VIEWED POST IN 2023: “IT’S RAINING… COLORFUL UMBRELLAS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF CATANIA” (SICILY)

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THE ISOLA BELLA IN TAORMINA (SICILY): AN ENCHANTING PLACE THAT KEEPS TREASURES OF HISTORY AND NATURE

Photos: © Roberto Alborghetti It is back more beautiful than ever, it is appropriate to say. Since last June 23, on the Isola Bella of Taormina (Messina) – a place of wonders, beyond time and the smallness of its space – Villa Bosurgi has reopened after another phase of extraordinary maintenance works. The place –… Read More THE ISOLA BELLA IN TAORMINA (SICILY): AN ENCHANTING PLACE THAT KEEPS TREASURES OF HISTORY AND NATURE

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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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AN EXCEPTIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY IN SICILY, BUT THE RISK OF A LANDFILL HANGS IN THE AREA

In Carcaci, a small village of the municipality of Centuripe (Enna) in Sicily, has been discovered a prehistoric settlement of national archaeological importance. It is a cemetery complex consisting of a system of nine chamber tombs carved into the rock. The rectangular ones most likely date back to the Iron Age, while the circular ones… Read More AN EXCEPTIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY IN SICILY, BUT THE RISK OF A LANDFILL HANGS IN THE AREA

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HERE IS “THE BIG BENCH N.202” TO ADMIRE THE MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPE OF SICILY

The ‘Big Bench’ by American architect Chris Bangle becomes the attraction of the ‘Calanchi del Cannizzola’, in the area of ​​Centuripe between the Erei Mountains and Mount Etna. In a panoramic terrace, on a land rented by the Capizzi family of Biancavilla and owned by the Municipality of Biancavilla, the ‘Big Bench’ installation was inaugurated… Read More HERE IS “THE BIG BENCH N.202” TO ADMIRE THE MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPE OF SICILY

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