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A Scicli ci arriviamo dall’interno, lungo stradicciole che cingono gli oliveti e gli ampi terreni costellati di mandorli e carrubi.

Besides admiring its buildings, churches and panoramic views, we were struck by one episode in Modica’s history. It was September 1902....

Entering Modica we found Valerio Petralia, Angelo Cavallo and Paolo Segreto, volunteers of “Via delle Collegiate” cultural organization....

Everyone told us: “it’s the best kept part of Sicily”. True, this place’s got something special. Entering the town of Ragusa we notice...

Here comes the Hyblaean Plateau. Here comes a new chapter of the trip that will lead us through enchanted towns like Ragusa and Syracuse....

Why does archeology matter? Come to Licodia Eubea and find out. It’s the town of the documentary and archeological communication film...

Sometimes there are towns that surprise you unexpectedly. They do not appear in “most beautiful village” awards nor in the suggested...

What if the millenary tradition of Caltagirone ceramics may be due in large part to the nature of the underlying terrain? Walking through...

In Caltanissetta province, a great green patch absorbs the sun’s rays. It’s just a small remnant of the vast expanse of woodland that...

To cross the Gela Plain on foot is like revisiting its many layers of history, meeting the signs of the present and the past. For a...

What looks like the long neck of a huge mechanical giraffe is one of the many active hydrocarbon wells of the Gela plain. To see them in...

Clouds. What are they? Agglomerates of water particles wandering off the atmosphere. They float in midair, waiting to clash with other...

Along the coast we find wide stretches of untouched sand, in which remain only our footsteps and those of birds searching for food. Some...

It takes little to notice the fragility of landscapes in which we live; with that little effort so much can be done. For the first time...

Sunset is always a magic moment of our walk. It creates an atmosphere that goes beyond sight and embraces the other senses. On the beach...

Continuing our trip we keep on finding examples of how geology has influenced society and human beings. In Licata, near Agrigento, we...

To get to know the true face of the land we must read books. Literature can help a great deal to understand a complex landscape and...

We’re entering the age of environmental consciousness. We’ve seen it from this story, too, in which take part a showgirl of 10 million...

White beaches and celestial mechanics. What do they have in common? This picture-postcard scenery of Sicily exists thanks to the peculiar...

The thing that fascinated us the most about our trip was getting to know the true face of the land. It’s no coincidence that we crossed...