Sicily articles Tag

5 Halloween traditions from around the world

e Walking Dead has actually spread to other major cities around the world, including Lyon, Paris and Bordeaux in France... 3- Gifts for children in Sicily In France, Halloween celebrations are very much inspired by North American traditions. One of them is for children dressed up to go trick-or-tr ...

20
Oct
2022

Make homemade granita without a machine: the easy recipe

allowing a freezing time of 12 to 24 hours, you will avoid any unpleasant surprises when making your ice crystals. 3- Measure the syrup carefully. In Sicily, where this recipe originates, the traditional composition of granita is very simple: water, sugar, and lemon! However, this flavored crushed ...

21
July
2023

Saint Lucia: 5 things to know about this festival of lights

east day in honor of Saint Lucia of Syracuse. It is celebrated on December 13, the feast day of this Catholic saint who lived in early fourth century Sicily and died a martyr. This saint is often depicted wearing her eyes on a plate or in a cup because, according to one version of her legend, she ...

07
Dec
2017

The most beautiful trips in Europe

an, the Renaissance splendor of Florence, the romance of the Eternal City, the spontaneity of Naples, the nostalgia of the Amalfi Coast, the chaos of Sicily... All the experiences that a person would like to live in life can be found in Italy with real ease. And if we are saturated with walks and ...

03
Dec
2022

Cheaper holidays: what if you tried green tourism?

ye, Perpignan, Albi, Marseille and the French Riviera! In Italy too, the choice is vast thanks to Trenitalia's night trains, which take you as far as Sicily... There is also a Paris-Vienna night train that serves no less than 8 destinations. Another way to enjoy cheaper train holidays is to use the ...

12
June
2023

Violin spider in France: Should we be concerned?

What is the violinist spider? The violin spider made headlines in the media in August 2024, after two deaths were reported, a few weeks apart, in Sicily and Apulia in southern Italy. But before that, few people knew about this spider whose scientific name is Loxosceles rufescens. It is a spider fr ...

01
Oct
2024