• Pantelleria through the Photos of Renato Bazzoni (Exhibition) through September 30, 2011

    August 10, 2011 by  
    Filed under Art, Arts & Culture, Events

    July 23, 2011 4:00 pmtoSeptember 30, 2011 4:00 pm

    Environment, architecture and photography are the themes of this exhibition organized by the Italian environmental organization FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) and winery Donnafugata.

    The exhibition is called Emozioni di un paesaggio translated with Emotions of a landscape and displays 40 pictures by Renato Bazzoni, who was an architect and one of the funding members of FAI and died in 1996.

    Photo credits - Renato Bazzoni

    The photos, kindly lent by his wife Carla Bazzoni, were taken in the ’60s and ’70s and depict a rural architecture and integer landscape. Cotton, barley, olive trees capers and grapes were the major cultivations then. An attentive observer will notice the deep contrast with the actual status of the island, where agriculture is almost abandoned and the environmental degrade is rampant.

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    Sicily 365 Days a Year

    June 8, 2011 by  
    Filed under Blog, Events

    June 1, 2011 7:00 pmtoDecember 31, 2011 7:00 pm

    Sicily 365 Days a Year is the new marketing campaign that the region just launched throughout the country to boost tourism to the island.

    Music and Emotions
    Customs and Atmosphere
    Events and Wonder
    Sport and Energy
    Theatre and Enchantment
    Traditions and Flavours

    Every image links to a PDF with list of specific events.