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TRAPANI - EFEBO DI SELINUNTE (CASTELVETRANO ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM). In addition to the Riace bronzes from Calabria, the famous Greek sculpture Efebo di Selinunte is renowned throughout the world: a striking athlete in bronze, who must have been holding sporting equipment or a weapon in his hand.Not far from Castelvetrano are the ruins of the Greek city of Selinunte. #Trapani #Sicily #Italy #Castelvetrano #EfeboSelinunte #MagnaGrecia #art #archeology #sculture

a white plate topped with pasta covered in sauce and toppings on top of a wooden table

PASTA CON LE SARDE E MACCU (PALERMO). Jewel of Sicilian cuisine: spaghetti boiled in water scented with wild finochiello.The pasta is mixed with sardines cooked and cut apart with oil, capers, fennel another, anchovies, pepper, pine nuts, raisins and onions. Even with chopped almonds. It also enjoyed with a very old dish, the maccu, a mashed beans seasoned with oil and finocchiello wild. #Palermo #Sicily #Italy #food #cuisine #pasta #sarde #maccu #sea

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MINNI DI VIRGINI (CATANIA). Sweets with the awkward appearance of “virgin’s breasts”: sponge cake, sweetened ricotta and flavourings such as cinnamon or pistachio,topped with a sugar glaze and candied fruit.This speciality is mainly made for the feast of Saint Agatha, a martyr whose breasts were cut off. #Catania #Sicily #Italy #Minni #Virgini #pasticceria #food #sweets #cuisine #pistacchio #ricotta #pandispagna #sugar #canditi

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CUSCUSU E MUSCIAME (TRAPANI) -The cuscusu of Trapani is much like the couscous of North Africa, but as well as vegetables, chicken and mutton, a flavourful fresh fish sauce is also added here.Alongside the cuscusu, don’t forget the musseddu or mosciame, tuna fillet (the original dolphin fillet is absolutely out of the question!) salted and dried to be sliced into salads. #Trapani #Sicily #Italy #food #cuisine #couscous #sea #fish #meat #vegetables

slices of ham on a white plate with tomatoes and parsley next to the meat

PESCE SPADA AFFUMICATO (MESSINA). Long renowned among gourmets, the famous smoked “Straits of Messina swordfish” is a Sicilian delicacy.The thin, pinkish slices have such a pleasingly subtle flavour and scent that they beat any smoked salmon. #Messina #Sicily #Italy #food #cucina #pescespada #fish #sea #gourmet

CEFALÙ (PALERMO) - MANDRALISCA MUSEUM. Unmissable for anyone who wants to see Antonello da Messina’s most famous painting, the mysterious unknown smiling man who has caused as much ink to flow as the enigmatic Mona Lisa on display in the Louvre.Also in Cefalù, it is impossible not to admire the 12th-century cathedral, one of the most beautiful in Europe. #Palermo #Sicily #Italy #Cefalu #Museum #Mandralisca #AntonellodaMessina #Louvre #Gioconda #Cathedral

a statue is on display in front of a building

MOZIA (MARSALA) - EFEBO DI MOZIA (WHITAKER MUSEUM).One of the most beautiful Greek sculptures is on display here: the Efebo di Mozia, dating from the 5th century BCE.It depicts a magnificent athlete dressed in a very light fabric that outlines every contour, with one hand on his hip and one arm raised upwards, broken, perhaps making a victory sign.An unusual terracotta feeding bottle for babies is also on display. #Marsala #Sicily #Italy #Whitaker #Museum #Mozia #art #archeology #sculture

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BRONTE PISTACHIOS (CATANIA).We are now in the famous estate that the King of Naples granted to Admiral Nelson, who had defended his throne against the Jacobins in 1799.This is the home of the most famous pistachios in the Mediterranean – good to munch salted, to savour inside cheeses, and to enjoy in ice cream. #Bronte #Catania #Sicily #Italy #HoratiusNelson #Pistachios #food #cuisine #fruit

an artistic painting with people and animals in it

PALERMO - PALAZZO ABATELLIS REGIONAL GALLERY. Three unforgettable masterpieces to see in just one visit: the magnificent anonymous fresco of the Triumph of Death, dating back to the 1400s; the bust of Eleanor of Aragon by Francesco Laurana, a true Renaissance masterpiece; and the Virgin Annunciate by Antonello da Messina, who brought oil painting to Italy from the Flemish. #Palermo #Sicily #Italy #PalazzoAbatellis #painting #art #FrancescoLaurana #AntonellodaMessina #Renaissance

a blue plate topped with pasta covered in sauce and mushrooms next to a fork on a white table

PASTA ALLA NORMA (CATANIA). In honour of the city’s famous son Bellini, an unforgettable culinary speciality is made in Catania: Pasta alla Norma, from the name of the composer’s most famous opera.Spaghetti (or macaroni) covered with slices of aubergine fried in oil, combined with a tomato sauce.To end the meal, Etna cherries, grown in 20 different varieties, are recommended. #Catania #Sicily #Italy #food #cuisine #pasta #pastaallanorma #VincenzoBellini #spaghetti #melanzane #pasta

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FRUIT JELLIES (CATANIA). The whole of Sicily boasts a very rich, exquisite tradition of sweets: from the cannoli of Palermo to the chocolate of Modica.In eastern Sicily, the extremely high quality of the jellies and jams should be noted, starting with the bitter orange-flavoured ones: a whirlwind of flavour. In any case, you cannot leave the island without first tasting one of its many almond sweets. #Catania #Sicily #Italy #gelatine #jellies #fruit #orange #food #sweets #pasticceria

CATANIA - THE CITY OF VINCENZO BELLINI. Catania offers many thrilling sights: its streets and Baroque buildings in black volcanic stone, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II’s Castello Ursino, and the theatre and museum dedicated to Vincenzo Bellini, composer of Norma, I Puritani and other immortal operas frequently staged by the great musician’s city of birth. #Catania #Sicily #Italy #VincenzoBellini #theater #museum #opera #castle #Barocco #art #architecture

a painting of people shopping in a market with many fruits and vegetables on the shelves

PALERMO - GUTTUSO MUSEUM.This is the ideal place to discover the works of one of the greatest painters of the 20th century, Renato Guttuso, who was buried in the garden of the villa in a large sarcophagus sculpted by Giacomo Manzù.The collection includes works from the beginning right through to the last years of the life of the painter, who was one of the strongest colourists and illustrators in Italy. #Palermo #Sicily #Italy #RenatoGuttuso #art #painting

a group of people dressed in costumes and masks are dancing with one person wearing a mask

PRIZZI (PA) - LU BALLO DI LI DIAVOLI. On Easter Sunday, a popular performance is held that retains an archaic pre-Christian flavour. Masked figures representing devils and death go through the town and try to prevent Christ meeting the Madonna, whose images are carried in procession.The struggle between good and evil ends with the triumph of the angels over the devils, emphasised by the festival bells. #Palermo #Sicily #Italy #tradition #Madonna #Easter #bells #festival

a man is jumping in the air with his arms spread out to catch a frisbee

MAZARA DEL VALLO (TRAPANI) - THE DANCING SATYR (MAZARA DEL VALLO MUSEUM).Discovered by chance in 1997 by a fishing boat from the town’s fleet, the Satyr is a bronze sculpture from the Hellenistic period of Greek art.The discovery was so important that in 2005 it was put on show in the Italy Hall at the Aichi World’s Fair in Japan, then in 2007 at the Louvre in Paris. #MazaradelVallo #Trapani #Sicily #Italy #DancingSatyr #MagnaGrecia #Archeology #Art #Worldsfair