by Andy | Jun 9, 2021 | Etna Rosso, Sicily
We were travelling north on the autostrada on the eastern side of Sicily, when Vinnie pointed out the jet black, twisted and strangely folded rock formations either side of the road. That, I explained, is a 300-year-old lava flow that resulted from an eruption of...
by Andy | Jun 2, 2021 | Faro, Sicily
Many visitors to Sicily arrive by air in Catania or Palermo but there is an alternative. The Strait of Messina is less than two miles wide at its narrowest point and ferries regularly make the short crossing carrying cars, lorries, pedestrians and, amazingly, even...
by Andy | May 26, 2021 | Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicily
I explained to Vinnie that it all happened on the 11th January, 1693, at around 9pm. At 7.5 on the Richter scale, it was an earthquake of epic proportions that shook the southeastern region of Sicily. The enormous damage that resulted meant that there was a period of...
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