Sicily Guide

The hotel is called One and is built on a steel, L-shaped frame, with micro-holed plates forming a metallic cage around concrete walls. An elevated entranceway opens to an elegantly furnished lobby in which traditional reception desk has been replaced by two minimalist totem poles made of lacquered metal. From them, a long, lit runway […]

Stefano Ponari, Expedia online marketing manager, affirms that Sicily is the European area with the highest growth on their portal. Expedia has sold over 100.000 room nights for Sicily this year. This is a further confirmation of the unleashed power of the Internet for travel destinations.

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Italy keeps losing its glamour year after year now according to FutureBrand, a marketing research company that establishes the appeal of a country. First until three years ago, Italy reached only the fifth place after Great Britain this year. Apparently, Great Britain offers a better mix of tourist attractions and modernization.

Read more at www.countrybrandindex.com

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Cammarata, the mayor of Palermo, announced that Gesap is going to continue being in charge of the Airport Falcone-Borsellino in Palermo for the next forty years. The mayor introduced the news as a very good thing. I am not familiar with the details, but so many things can happen in forty years that I do […]

I am not really into soccer, but I have to admit that I like the idea of having some Sicilian teams playing in Serie A. Palermo has done well so far, but it has not been the case lately: it was trashed 5-0 by Juventus in the last match. So, the president is hiring back […]

Cronache di Gusto just published its list of the Best in Sicily for 2008.
This year winners are:
Best wine: Francesco Maurigi (Tenuta Budonetto - Piazza Armerina, Enna)
Best olive oil: Silvia Di Vincenzo (Mandranova - Palma di Montechiaro, Agrigento)
Best cheese: Salvatore Passalacqua (Castronovo di Sicilia, Palermo)
Best restaurant: La Madia (Licata, Agrigento)
Best bar: Palazzolo (Cinisi, Palermo)
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The Times Online lists the Aeolian Islands as an ideal destination for those honeymooners that want to escape the ordinary…
The Aeolians, tiny pimples off the coast of Sicily, have become high-end honeymoon hot spots, but the “mainland” is large, varied and, for many, intimidating enough to disappear into and track down true peace in. The […]

About two million visitors (Italian and foreigners) visited Sicily from July through September this past summer. According to Uniocamere Sicilia, the island is rated among the top 20 favorite destinations in September.

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I am traveling today. I am at my friends’ in Washington DC. This is my 7th Thanksgiving in the US. It is an American tradition that connects me more to my adoptive country. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

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Every year Wine Spectator, the wine bible for most of the people of the industry, publishes its special Top 100 at a Glance (see list). This year the French wines rock, Italian wines such as Tignanello (4) e Ornellaia (7) are placed in the first ten. The only Sicilian wine listed is Planeta Chardonnay Sicilia […]