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Tag: Tourism in Sicily

The Trabacche cave: histoty, cinematography and abandonment.

19 April 2022 - The places of the heart, Archaeological sites and museums, Cultural tourism

The Trabacche cave is silently hidden among the limestone plateaus that characterise the Iblei mountains, in the splendid province of Ragusa, one of the...

Petralia Soprana and the Macss: contemporary art as you've never seen it before.

11 April 2022 - Secluded places, Cities of Art and Villages, Cultural tourism

Petralia Soprana is an Italian town in the province of Palermo and part of the southern slope of the Madonie Park, the heart of tourism in Sicily and one...

San Vito Lo Capo: the city that never sleeps.

06 April 2022 - Cultural tourism, Sea, beaches, coasts and islands, Cities of Art and Villages

Until now, you thought that New York was the city that never sleeps but San Vito Lo Capo is no exception! Located on the north-western coast of Sicily,...

Fornace Penna: mirror of a productive past and a decadent present.

29 March 2022 - The places of the heart, Cultural tourism, Rural tourism

Built between 1909 and 1912 by the engineer Ignazio Emmolo, this splendid monument of the industrial age was born in a fraction of Scicli, in the province...

Cava d'Ispica: the river valley with mysterious origins.

23 March 2022 - Archaeological sites and museums, The places of the heart, Nature tourism

The Cava d'Ispica is one of the greatest naturalistic-archaeological curiosities of Sicily: a river valley of about 13 km that cuts through part of the...

Granfonte, and its everlasting spring water.

05 March 2022 - The places of the heart, Cultural tourism, Cities of Art and Villages

Granfonte is a monumental public fountain located in the heart of Sicily in the municipality of Leonforte and district of Enna. Built in Renaissance-Baroque...

Circumetnea, a breathtaking trip around the highest volcano in Europe

01 March 2022 - Nature tourism, The places of the heart, Parks and Nature Reserves

An alternative way to visit the Etna Valley and admire the highest Volcano in Europe is to get on board the Circumetnea train which has been travelling...

Parco delle Cave, a small Arizona in Sicily

21 February 2022 - The places of the heart, Nature tourism, Parks and Nature Reserves

Parco delle Cave is a small hidden gem south of Marsala on the road towards Mazara del Vallo. A small sign on the road indicates the entrance to this Park...

Realmonte, the salt cathedral

16 February 2022 - Cultural tourism, Secluded places, The places of the heart

In Southern Sicily, in the area of Agrigento, precisely in Realmonte, the bowels of the earth are home to the largest salt mine of Sicily, 130 km of tunnels...