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Taormina in Partnership with Other Resorts in Italy


Some good news… Taormina, Porto Cervo, Portofino, Positano and S. Maria di Leuca, some of the most prestigious beach resorts in Italy, have started the initiative called Gemme d’Italia (the Italian gems). Their tourist departments have just signed a partnership to cooperate for the promotion of their territory.

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Agrigento Launches a New Tourism Plan to Attract More Tourists to the City


Agrigento is not a beautiful city: it is overbuilt and does not offer much. Even to find decent accommodation in Agrigento can be a struggle. Many tourists visit the majestic Valley of the Temples, stay there for a day and then go. The only big event that attracts big crowds every year is the Feast […]

Italia.it: It Might Not Be Over


As all the “good” Italian stories, they never end! ENIT, the Italian Tourist Board, might be put in charge of Italia.it, the Italian web portal that has been in the news for its outrageous costs (45 million Euros!) and closed this past January 31. This is what Marco Bruschini, ENIT communication officer, affirms. I am […]

Picchi-Pacchi Sauce, A Traditional Sicilian Sauce


This week I am in the mood of talking about food… The picchi-pacchi Sauce is a traditional Sicilian sauce. Do not ask me about the origin of the name which is quite curious! I never really tried it before going to work to the other side of the island in Palermo (I am originally from […]

Lemon Salad - A Recipe that Reminds Me of My Childhood in Sicily


I still remember those days when my mother was peeling and slicing a few lemons and an orange to make a quick salad for me and a few neighbors who constantly were dropping by. The dressing we were using was as simple as the salad: salt, vinegar and olive oil. Lemons in Sicily are not […]

A Real Estate Review of Sicily


One of my favorite travel writers about Sicily, Kate Singleton, talks about the real estate market in Sicily. She is an expert of this topic having moved to Modica in Sicily a few years ago.
Here is a little bit of what you can get on the International Herald Tribune:
When Sicilians claim that their homeland […]

Blue-Express Adds The Forth Daily Flight from Rome to Catania


For those of you who think that to spend €200 on a flight within Italy is a robbery, here is a solution. From March 30, Blue-Express - Blue Panorama Airlines’ low cost carrier - is adding a forth daily flight to the current three daily flights it operates from Rome to Catania. Mondays and Fridays, […]

Modern Italian Network: A Social Networking Web Site about Everything Italian


Matthew Platania is a friend from Washington DC. He is passionate about Italy and Sicily. Recently, he has launched The Modern Italian Network, a community web site about everything Italian. Modern Italian is free and open to all people passionate about Italy regardless of ethnic heritage. Its members are provided with a robust technology to […]

Amauri Most Likely to Leave Palermo Soccer Team


According to Goal.com, Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini is tempting Europe’s big spenders to come out and try to lure Amauri away from the Renzo Barbera.
After spending the last few months trying to play down talk of a transfer for the Brazilian, Zamparini now appears to be fanning flames by claiming he will not stand […]

Alitalia Increaseas the Number of Flights to Catania


116 flights per week to Rome, Linate and Malpensa, 17 daily flights to Rome, Linate and Malpensa. These are the numbers of flights that Alitalia starts operating to Catania starting from March 31, 2008. Catania Fontanerosse Airport is one of the airports with the highest traffic in Italy.

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