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A major new feature recently enhanced Google Translate, the world's most popular machine translation service. Thanks to the implementation of the AI PaLM 2 model, the platform can now translate as many as 110 new languages, including some considered minority or endangered. These proudly include five Italian dialects: Lombard, Friulian, Sicilian, Li...

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Italy's Sicily is an iconic European destination, offering a combination of natural beauty, scenic beaches, mouth-watering cuisine, exquisite wines, and fascinating history. Not to mention that Sicily offers lots of stylish hotels for an unforgettable summer vacation. However, what if you don't want to travel overseas to experience Sicily? Believe...

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Do you dream of a different, complete vacation, full of experiences? Egadi Vacanze takes you by catamaran to the heart of the wonderful Egadi Islands with its hybrid holiday formula, perfect for discovering both the islands themselves and the countless gems of the western coast of Sicily. Not only the crystal sea of Favignana, Marettimo and Levanzo...

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The Belice Valley in western Sicily has come a long way since the 1968 earthquake that destroyed many towns in the area. The violent earthquake not only annihilated physical locations, killed around 300 people, and injured about a thousand, but also displaced 100,000 people, forcing many to emigrate to the United States, Australia, Canada, and Vene...

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The owners of Bedda Matri, a food truck featuring Sicilian street food, have parked a brand new trailer permanently in the heart of Springfield’s Rountree neighborhood. The move marks a business shift — and a significant investment — for the relatively new food truck owners, Alessandro De Luca and Jennifer Morris. They also run Italian Kitchen, a S...

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For too long Sicily was an island given not much more than a side glance. Now a rising star in Italian tourism, she is making her mark as a top travel destination. Tourism statistics show 4.89 million visitors crossed Sicily’s shores in 2022, a number up significantly from the 1.17 million in 2016. Television’s The White Lotus may have bolstered th...

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Sicilians have been waiting for a bridge between the island and the Italian mainland for years, sick of using ferries to cross the Strait. But, now, one man has found a novel new way of making the crossing: on foot. Yes, really. Estonian slackline athlete Jaan Roose made history on Wednesday (10 July) as the first person to walk across Italy’s Stra...

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A few years back, I tasted my first granita. Today, with a spoon in one hand, a brioche in the other, a grin from ear to ear and a heaped-high glass of the stuff placed just beneath my nose, I concur: I am a self-confessed granita addict. I am an utter freak, both fiend and fanatic for this iciest of confections.  If you too have delighted in tasti...

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Palermo FC and PUMA today unveiled the Club’s new home jersey at an event in New York City with football icons, and former Palermo FC players, Luca Toni, Javier Pastore and Amauri. The historic Sicilian Club will wear the new shirt for the upcoming 2024/25 football season. In keeping with tradition, the shirt features an iconic pink color, Palermo’...

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In this presentation, you will discover the different layers and cultural influences behind Marsala, Nero d’Avola, the Amaro tradition, and contemporary Sicilian winemaking. These entrepreneurial stories make manifest not just the incredible diversity and richness of the Sicilian milieu, but also the remarkable path to its contemporary reinvention....

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