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Sicilian Valentine
How do you write about travel when you’re not traveling? We’re sequestered. Our wings are clipped. Definitely a fallow period. Here are a few memories of our favorite places until we continue our travels (we hope) later in 2021. Let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Chocolate, Food and Wine, International, Italian Travel, Sicily, Travel
Tagged Noto, Siracusa
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Sicilian Chocolate: Savory and Supreme
Chocolate is a sublime experience. My brother-in-law Stevie has eaten chocolate all over the globe, and he will tell you, there is nothing like a superb piece of chocolate. Here in Sicily, morning cappuccino is always served with little bite … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Food and Wine, International, Italian Travel, Off-the-beaten-track, Sicily, Travel
Tagged Modica, Noto
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Festa!
Here in Sicily, whatever the season and no matter where you are, there is a festival gearing up somewhere. Lucky for us, our little city of Noto is no exception. Every town has a patron saint — Palermo has Santa Rosalia, … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Festivals, Holiday Travel, International, Italian Travel, Off-the-beaten-track, Sicily, Travel
Tagged Noto, San Corrado
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Pizza Noto Style
The historic centro of Noto is easy to explore on foot. Its two main streets, Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Via Cavour, run through this baroque jewel box and reveal many of her treasures. But sometimes straying off the beaten track … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Wine, Italian Travel, Off-the-beaten-track, Sicily, Travel
Tagged Noto, pizza
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ChoccOfficina Noto
This sun-drenched sleepy corner of Sicily is our home for a month. When we’re not pinching ourselves, we walk the ancient streets at a leisurely pace. We live here and are not in a hurry. We have coffee, dawdle over books, … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Chocolate, Farm-to-Table, Food and Wine, Holiday Travel, International, Italian Travel, Off-the-beaten-track, Sicily, Travel
Tagged CioccOfficina, Noto
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Mayor Bonfanti: Noto’s Bounty
Lucky me – I am invited to Noto’s glorious Palazzo Ducezio to interview Mayor Corrado Bonfanti on his pride and passion for local flavors — the sapore of Noto. “What is so special about Noto is now well known — our … Continue reading
Posted in Farm-to-Table, Food and Wine, Italian Travel, Off-the-beaten-track, Sicily, Sustainable Travel, Travel
Tagged Noto
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