After our visit at the Saline, we sat for lunch at the nearby restaurant and enjoyed the wonderful view of the windmill and Saline and…
The best sea salt
We know that Sicily provides us with beautiful wines, olive oils and fish but she is also the source of another of Nature’s gifts –…
Glorious Seafood!
This morning we left the beautiful Hotel Carmine and took a stroll into in the local fish market in Marsala. From shark to shrimp, squid…
In the Valley of the Temples
We left the serenity of the vineyard and followed the road to the Valley of the Temples. The archeological area of Agrigento that encompasses the…
Greek Amphorae at COS
Today Azienda Agricola COS was first on our agenda. It was a beautiful morning to be outside with a wonderful breeze and deep blue skies…
Red soils of Vittoria
It was late morning, the weather was gorgeous and breezy with bright blue Sicilian skies peppered with clouds that we visited the Agricola Arianna Occhipinti.…
Sicily’s other bounty
The day started with a different type of tasting – olive oil tasting. We visited Frantoi Cutrera, a family business that has been a going…
Temples with a view
After so much good food and excellent wine, there’s nothing better than a walk through the ruins of time. We stopped in the seaside town…
Etna and the gifts of her soil
Today our adventure started by driving up the side of Etna to the “Crateri Silvestri”, two craters on the side of Etna which are now…
Catania and Cannoli
After devouring our cannoli, we jumped back on the bus with Catania in our sights. We arrived in downtown Catania and checked into to the…