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The Donnafugata Castle, almost 10 miles from Ragusa, is a sumptuous noble residence of the late '800, of 1,5 square miles, with a facade in neo-Gothic style accompanied by two side towers. The first construction of the castle dates back to 1300, but there are no certain dates. Later, it was purchased in 1648 by Vincenzo Arezzo-La Rocca, former baro...

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Dopo 6.270 miglia nautiche totali, 20 tappe e 330 ore di navigazione, lo skipper monrealese Sergio Davì conclude con successo (e in anticipo) la sua nuova impresa: la Ice Rib Challenge, in gommone da Palermo a New York. Davì partito lo scorso 21 giugno dal Marina Arenella di Palermo, è entrato ufficialmente nel cuore di New York alle 16,30 ora ital...

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A piece of paradise? Here it is! The beauty of the crystal clear waters of the Pelagie Islands, their essential landscape, their depths with the tropical fauna, an amazing variety of fishes: groupers and mackerels, parrotfishes and triggerfishes. Lampedusa, together with Linosa and Lampione composes the Pelagie archipelago,  from the Greek name Pel...

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The church and convent of Saint Bonaventure, built in the first half of the 17th century in Caltagirone, make up a monumental complex, full of many works of art. Located in the northwest section of the gorgeous Sicilian city, the church has a longitudinal plan with interior partitions making for five side chapels on each side. It features extraordi...

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  As the hydrofoil approaches Salina, the second-largest island of Sicily's Aeolian archipelago, it's not hard to understand why Michael Redford and Massimo Troisi chose it to shoot many scenes of "Il Postino" (The Postman). The 1994 film won an Academy Award for its tale about falling in love with poetry, and, to that end, there really couldn't b...

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Among the Italians who have been successful thanks to the United States there are undoubtedly the names of Antonio Meucci and Giuseppe Garibaldi. A scientist, the first; a warrior, the second. Nothing further from each other. But few people know that Meucci and Garibaldi not only knew each other, but they shared a house and some adventures together...

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Boaters enjoying what was supposed to be a sunny day on the southern Sicilian coast in Italy had to flee for their lives when the Stromboli island volcano erupted on Wednesday — sending gas, rock and volcanic ash several hundred meters into the sea. “We were sailing at a safe distance as per ordinance, when all of a sudden we heard a loud bang and...

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Take an archipelago of seven small islands smelling of wild fennel and the open sea. Volcanic, sky-thrusting. Scattered 50 miles north of Sicily, the Aeolians are thought of throughout Italy as beautiful and natural—but mysterious. Volatile. Some 60 years ago they were near-deserted, but have since been passing between them the baton for southern E...

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On the first night of the Santa Rosalia Feast in Bensonhurst, the festival committee held a dinner in honor of this year’s grand marshal, City Councilmember Justin Brannan. The kick-off dinner was Thursday, Aug. 22, at Il Colosseo restaurant at 77th Street and 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst. It was hosted by District Leader Joseph Bova, who welcomed gu...

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A new documentary movie called, Happy Winter, transports viewers to Mondello Beach (Spiaggia di Mondello), one of the most popular beaches in Sicily, Italy. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean, just off the southernmost tip of the Italian boot. Because Sicilian summers tend to be long, hot, and dry, many residents of Palermo, the capi...

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