My Trip to Sicily Part IV ~ Agrigento
Agrigento in southern Sicily was founded in around 532 BCE by Greek colonists from Gela, Crete and Rhodes. It has had many names. Its original Greek one was Akragas, which may refer to its location on a high plateau overlooking the sea. That name then became romanized into Agrigentum, giving us the name we have […]
My Trip to Sicily Part II ~ Taormina
Spending the first few days of my Sicilian holiday in Taormina turned out to be a wise move. I went there because I’d heard that it was beautiful and ~ strangely enough ~ because it was popular with tourists. I don’t often go to places that are popular with tourists as I hate crowds. But […]
My Trip to Sicily Part I ~ Enna & Castello di Lombardia
I will never forget my trip to Sicily. My yoga teacher, whose family was originally from that island, gave me the idea of writing an historical novel about the Tarantella, the Sicilian dance caused by the bite of a Tarantula spider. And so, I decided to journey there myself. My husband and I flew to […]
