Sicily TravelNet private tours

15/07/2024

The Sicilian festival Festino di Santa Rosalia originates from a plague exactly 400 years ago. Here’s everything you need to know…

21/02/2024

Grotte, Agrigento. A journey through history and faith. Discover this charming village in the province of Agrigento.

26/01/2024

Sicilian Moor's Heads: legends of love and betrayal. Literary allusions in Boccaccio and Keats and modern interpretations in the White Lotus

06/01/2024

The Timeless Charm of ‘Nardu’s Pastoral’ in Santa Elisabetta   Santa Elisabetta, in the heart of the province of Agrigento, preserves one of the oldest agropastoral traditions in Sicily: the famous “Pastoral of Nardu.” This captivating spectacle, held annually on January 6th during Epipha...

25/06/2021

Everyone, but just everyone, wants to join one of our tours of the Valley of the Temples
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06/05/2021

Louisiana, we know, is the creation of many ethnic groups but one that doesn’t always get the credit it is due is the Sicilians. The port of New Orleans was the largest arrival point of migrants from the island off the Italian coast. The group would become very active in agriculture and also influ...

04/02/2021

The monolingual approach has been needlessly costly, creating in those who communicate through a dialect unnecessary feelings of inferiority.

22/01/2021

The war for the best cannolis. A Sicilian historian explained why Sicilians make the best pastries in the world

For travelers with a sweet tooth, a visit to Italy's Sicily is a must. This region in Italy is home to the original cannoli, with local sweet shops and restaurants naming their rendition the best. We talked to local chefs about what makes their cannolis so special--so, whether you like them large, g...

25/12/2020

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