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The Grand Tour Part 1

I was inspired by a museum in Palazzuolo Acreide about the Grand Tour-young, upper-class Europeans, traveling for months in search of art, culture and the roots of western civilization, mingling with nobles.  ...read more

Region: Sicilia

Tags: trattoria, restaurant, museum, pastry, granita, hotel, Atlantic Magazine

Sicily's Greatest Granita

Granita is one of the greatest gastronomic joys of Sicily, a tradition dating from Arab dominion and the "nevari" snow dealers, who hauled blocks of snow to the city from the slopes ...read more

Region: Sicilia

Tags: granita, breakfast, Atlantic Magazine

a sicilian breakfast

Sicilian breakfast at a fanastic gelateria in Florence.


I love Sicily. Just thinking about the place makes me want to book a seat on the next flight to Palermo, even if ...read more

Region: Toscana

Tags: granita, gelato, brioche, breakfast

Getting Slushy in Sicily

Getting Slushy in Sicily:  Lemon granita at Bar Roma in Sciacca


"Meet us in the Bar Roma, at the port," invited my new friends from the Planeta winery near the Sicilian ...read more

Region: Sicilia

Tags: granita
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