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Valeria Messina

Valeria Messina, a story with the smell of wheat

Our story begins as a fairytale, surrounded by a sprinkle of Sicilian flours. This is the magic of authentic wheat, this is the aroma of the bread baked at Forno Biancuccia. We are in Catania and everything comes about thanks to Valeria Messina, a lawyer who has decided to put …

Serena Urzì

Serena Urzì, from the gown to ice-cream world to follow her passion

Changing life to follow passion, enthusiasm and happiness? This is the story of Serena Urzì, a lawyer from Catania who put her gown in the closet to wear the clothes of maître glacier, instead. Nowadays she runs the family business laboratory, and, with creativity and professionalism, she studies each flavor, …

Christmas in Sicily, 5 curiosities underneath the Xmas tree

December 25th is coming, and everybody can breathe a sincere festive atmosphere in the air. Lights, gifts, decorations, the scent of tasty …

cunto siciliano

Puppet opera, what a passion!

Don’t call them just marionettes! The Sicilian ‘opera dei pupi’ (Puppet Opera) is a sort of monument that perfectly describes a centuries-old …

Tony Lo Coco

Tony Lo Coco, Star-Sicily…a delight for every palate

Enjoy your dinner close to Villa Palagonia, in Bagheria, immersed in the atmosphere of the mysterious Villa dei Mostri. This is the …

flowers in Sicily

Flowers in Sicily: spring blooms everywhere

We finally said ‘goodbye’ to winter and spring has arrived. Temperature is nice and warm, sun shines in the blue sky and …

Sicilian traditional clothing

Sicilian traditional clothing: culture and folklore

Culture and folklore can be perfectly described by traditional apparel. It seems that this kind of clothing belongs to the past and …

Sicilian love stories: all you need is…

Sicily is a magical land where love is always in the air! Many people come here every year to get married, for …

Fashion and Sicily, wear your inspiration

Fashion and Sicily, two words that many times, together, created something special and unique. From haute couture to local designers, this magical …

Peppe Cantone

Peppe Cantone, Sicilian snapshots

Food blogger, photographer and cooking lover. Peppe Cantone exports Sicily through his work, he tells not only about his hometown, Menfi, but …