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Cammarata, Pecorino and La Bella Sicilia

On February 4, 2016July 17, 2016 By janinitalyIn Cammarata, Sicily5 Comments

I love discovering Sicily. It’s not only where my familial roots are planted – my mother was born here and my father’s family is from here – it’s simply a joy to travel around a place so different from the rest of the boot. Luckily for me, my mom and her brothers went back to …

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Christmas in Grotte, Sicily

On December 26, 2015July 17, 2016 By janinitalyIn Grotte, Sicily5 Comments

Christmas day in Grotte, Sicily started like any other Christmas day - with pancakes and red pajamas. I celebrated Christmas this year with cousins in Grotte, Sicily, the town where my mom was born.  It’s also the town she left four years later when her parents decided that a better life awaited them in America. …

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La Scala dei Turchi, Sicilia

On December 22, 2015July 17, 2016 By janinitalyIn Sicily3 Comments

Striking. That’s the best adjective I have to describe what I thought when I first saw La Scala dei Turchi here in Sicily. The rock cliff, as you see in the photos, is simply stunning. The rock looks sharp, and at some points, it is, and yet the cliff looks like it's rolling waves. I’m …

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