Sicily’s unique history and contemporary predicament – rich in culture, relatively poor economically – makes it ideal for sustainable tourism. If you want a laid-on corporate experience, then it is not for you. Yet, the quality of the accommodation in agriturismi, (basically, family-owned ‘farm hotels’, often of 5 star quality), the food – an endless…
We enjoyed a wonderful ‘Easter in Sicily’ week in Alcantara. Great thanks to Anna , Enzo and colleagues at Edone agriturismo, to Salvatore Romano and Karin of Tasting Sicily, to our tour guides Claudio and Natalie (Alcantara Gorge and Etna) and to tutors Francesca Marchese (Sicily Culture) and Geoff Andrews. Thanks also to Louisa Vittorio of Villa Britannica for arranging…
The Riverside Studio, shortly to be closed for a three year refurbishment, hosted packed premieres for The Mafia Only Kills in the Summer and The Voice of Peppino Impastato at the end of 24 July; two films which, in different ways, reflect original, Sicilian resistance to the mafia. In contrast to the often romanticised dramatisations…
