Colorful textures color a timeless village

In the fairy-tale medieval village of Erice, on Mount San Giuliano, in the Trapani area, for centuries the imagination and dexterity of skilled weavers have been creating weavings of multicolored scraps of cloth: the Erice rugs!

Salina, wonder of the Aeolian Islands, between nature, sea and cinema

Verdant, at times wild, shaped by lava, the island of Salina enchants with its coastline inlaid with stupendous coves, the magnificent set of the famous film "Il Postino" with Massimo Troisi.

Delicacies of Sambuca di Sicilia: Virgini's Minne

Milk cream, chocolate, and zuccata are the sublime heart of this mound-shaped or "virgin breasts" cake, conceived in the 1700s by Sr Virginia Casale di Rocca Menna for some aristocratic wedding.

The splendor of Monreale

Medieval architecture, a mosaic technique of Byzantine origin, and a Latin tradition in the layout of one of the most stunning churches in the world: the Cathedral of Monreale.

Etna as told by a Sicilian

"Di Mungibeddu tutti figghi semu / terra di focu, di canti e d'amuri" This is how a Sicilian song opens, because in this land of fire, song and love, the great volcano is a beautiful and fatherly Mount.

Girgentan goats

On the streets of the Agrigento area you happen to come across fantastic, snow-white creatures with long, twisted horns: girgentane goats (from Girgenti, the ancient name for Agrigento), a rarity.

The tuna of Favignana

Tuna production in Favignana evokes the name of the Florio Family, their Tonnara, and innovative methods of preservation-an illustrious page in the history of thriving Sicily in the mid-19th century.

The Leopard Museum in Santa Margherita di Belìce

Among manuscripts, reconstructions of furnishings, period clothing and animations, the Leopard Museum will project us into the heart of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's fascinating literary masterpiece

The Dancing Satyr at the Mazara del Vallo Museum of the Satyr

It was July 1997 and the fishing boat "Capitan Ciccio" of the Mazara del Vallo fleet fished out of the seabed the first piece of a Greek bronze statue: a dancing satyr, now in the museum of the same name.

The Cascade of the Two Rocks in Corleone

It flows through the heart of the village, formed by the leap of the Corleone stream, and enchants those who observe it, in the shade of mulberry, walnut and ash trees, or contemplate its Canyon from the top of the superb Rocca dei Maschi!

The Teatro Massimo, Basile's masterpiece in Palermo

A temple of music, it is the largest opera house in Italy, the third largest in Europe. Unique in its beauty, perfect acoustics and ingenuity of solutions all to be discovered among halls, stages and foyer!

Dried tomatoes from Sicily

Naturally sun-dried tomatoes of Sicily: a ritual of the island's gastronomic tradition, a unique taste that caresses the palate in the form of delicious pestos (the capuliato) and condiments.

Trapani's Procession of Mysteries

For over 400 years in Trapani, from Good Friday to Holy Saturday, 20 sculptural groups - the Way of the Cross - have been moving from the Church of the Anime del Purgatorio through the city streets in the Procession of Mysteries!

The Castle of Donnafugata

A medieval rural farmhouse that became a castle and then a vacation spot for the Sicilian aristocracy in the 18th century; a park with 1,500 plant species and monumental trees; a costume museum.

The Garden of Kolymbethra

At the Valley of the Temples, stands an archaeological and agricultural jewel of rare beauty with 2,500-year-old artifacts and hypogea among citrus groves, olive groves-mandor groves, Mediterranean scrub and rock vegetation!

Umberto I Square in Palazzo Adriano

A magical place, Piazza Umberto I, in the Arbëreshe village of Palazzo Adriano ... that will remain forever immortalized in Sicilian director Giuseppe Tornatore's Oscar-winning masterpiece, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

The Cuddureddi of Caltagirone

Doughnut-shaped sweets made with a thin sheet of dough and filled with a filling of ground almonds: the Cuddureddi (or collorelle) of Caltagirone are a true delicacy of Caltagirone tradition.

Sicilian Cassata

A "large, round bowl" (Quas'at in Arabic) was needed for this ancient dessert. Sponge cake, ricotta cheese, chocolate chunks and candied fruit to celebrate the Easter tradition in Palermo

Ragusa Ibla

A Baroque jewel perched on a hill: there it is, the little hamlet, Ragusa's historic center and UNESCO World Heritage Site, an enchanting interweaving of volutes, columns, capitals and decorations in white stone

Illuminations for the Immaculate Conception in Palermo

Every year Basilica and Piazza S. Francesco d'Assisi in Palermo are dressed in light for the Immaculate Conception: a solemn tradition of "illuminations" that has been repeated since the disappearance of the plague in 1624.

Palermo's Mount Pellegrino

In his "Journey to Sicily," Goethe called it "the most beautiful promontory in the world": here is Palermo's mountain, a true symbol of the city, a treasure chest of history, biodiversity, archaeology and spirituality

The seaside town of Mondello in Palermo

An ancient fishing village built around the 15th-century tower to defend the tuna fishery from pirate attacks, where you can contemplate the sea while enjoying ice cream, bread and panelle, and fresh fish.

The Civic Museum of Castellana Sicula and the archaeological area

In the Madonie Mountains, Castellana Sicula holds a thousand surprises...nestled in exuberant vegetation, a civic museum holds mysterious Roman hypogea and archaeological and ethnoanthropological collections

The Oasis and Lake of Piana degli Albanesi in Sicily

Sicily's oldest reservoir, an incredible naturalistic oasis ringed by mountains in a welcoming, water-rich territory, which Albanian exiles elected as their new homeland in the 15th century