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To Siracusa (Syracuse) via LUNCH!

We started the long trek toward Catania where we would jump into a cooking class at the home of a special Sicilian chef, her husband and assistants to learn to make some of the most important Sicilian street food specialties. … Continue reading

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Type Cast in Taormina

We started out early, climbing through the towns on the slopes of the volcano. People do make the choice to live there…especially to take advantage of the rich volcanic soils to grow olives and grapes (for some of the finest … Continue reading

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Drowning in Temples

Rain in Sicily this time of year is usually not the norm. If it does, it comes in drops and drizzles…except when our group starts off early to reach Agrigento, and eventually Taormina. We have a long drive ahead of … Continue reading

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