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Sicily 2021, Italy

October 2021
A 20-day adventure by Gina Read more

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    Market, Ortigia, Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

    October 12, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    every wednesday there is a market in siracusa, what luck that i'm here today! the market can be found at the squares in the historic center on via emanuele de benedictis. the market starts at 8am and ends at 1:30pm. luckily i got there early, so there weren't many tourists yet. the fish market is really great, the last time i bought super fresh and delicious kalamari here. don't miss it, when you're here.Read more

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    Chiesa San Filippo Apostolo, Siracusa

    October 12, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    catacombes and spiritual baths - the island of ortigia is traversed by an unground tunnel network. it's the second only to that in rome.
    the church of san filippo apostolo is a catholic church built in 1743 and is located in the giudecca district of ortigia, the historic center of the city of syracuse. right under the church, accessible through a trap door, you can enter the crypt with ossuary. but there are other levels below the crypt. in total there are three levels with a total depth of 18 m. the middle and lower levels are older than the church, the church was later built above. the second level was built in 2750 bc by the greeks and used to transport fresh water and sewage. this level also contains tunnels up to 300m long that connect the churches with each other. they have been used for escape purposes since they were built. they also served as bunkers in world war II. there was space for 10,000 people, that's 3 people per square meter - people stayed in the bunker for up to 3 months. in the lowest level there is a spring that the syracuse jewish community used as a ritual bath (mikveh) during their stay in the district. this is also the origin for the name of the district: "giudecca".
    if you are in ortigia, do not miss a visit to the church crypt!    Read more

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    Ortigia, Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

    October 12, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    i spent 10 days here in ortigia three years ago and rented an apartment with a backyard in one of the most beautiful streets through airbnb. in the morning i strolled through the small alleys to the "solarium" in my dressing gown. these are places between the cliffs that can be reached by stairs and from which you can swim. in the evening i enjoyed aperitifs in the sunset by the sea. so ortigia is not just something for a day trip like today.
    now a little more about the place: ortigia is the name of a small island off the east coast of sicily, which forms the historical center of the city of siracusa and is only separated from the mainland by a passage a few meters wide. it covers an area of ​​almost one square kilometer and has around 4,500 inhabitants. in the second half of the 20th century, the resident population began to move away from the island, accompanied by an increase in crime and some decline. however, a number of urban projects succeeded in re-urbanization through restoration work and the establishment of tourist infrastructures such as hotels and a museum. ortigia has been a listed building since 1976 by a law of the sicilian regional assembly.
    in short: it's worth a trip.    Read more

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    Necropoli di Pantalica, Sicily, Italy

    October 13, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    today i laced my hiking boots again and went to the necropolis of pantalica. this is one of the great necropolises of sicily and includes more than 5000 chamber tombs dating from the late sicilian bronze age and the early iron age. the necropolis lays in the monti iblei between the towns of ferla and sortino. a beautiful area between lime stone cliffs, mountains and valleys, some of which drop vertically. there is a bewitching smell of wild herbs and jasmine. along the way you can find some old cave chapels and lime stone caves. the "small round" there is about 7km long, but the terrain is difficult and with the detour to the caves and chapels you should plan 3.5 hours. it is worth taking your swimwear with you, because the river is crystal clear and picturesque - but then you need 4 hours. if you own walking sticks, take them with you!Read more

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    Brioche con gelato, Taormina, Sicily

    October 14, 2021 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    i noticed it straight away in monreale: ice cream in a bun... how funny is that ... the two hip sicilian boys who ate it there were a bit irritated that i was staring on their ice cream for quite a while. i later found out what exactly the ice cream in the bun is all about: brioche con gelato - a brioche filled with ice cream. the dough is comparable to that of the french pan au lait, because it is soft and sweet. it’s filled with *a lot of* ice cream of your choice. the brioche con gelato often replaces lunch, so today i had a brioche con gelato for lunch…Read more

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    Ceramic Heads, Taormina, Sicily

    October 14, 2021 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    who does not know them, the peculiar ceramic heads, which, as hand-painted vases on sicilian balconies, fix the passing tourists with rigid expressions. whether with light or dark skin color, together with a woman's head or alone, a crown on the head is the same for everyone.

    the eerily beautiful legend says that a beautiful girl lived in palermo in the kalsa district during the arab-muslim rule around the year 1000 AD. her rose skin was like blooming peach blossoms and her eyes reflected the sea of the gulf of palermo.

    the young woman was almost always at home, spending her days tending the plants on her balcony. some day a young african passed under her balcony who, as soon as he saw her, fell madly in love with her and immediately swore to her everlasting love. affected by so much passion, she returned his love, but her happiness was short-lived.

    as soon as she learned that her lover would soon be leaving to return to his home country and to his wife and two children, she made up her mind. she waited for night to fall and as soon as he fell asleep, she killed him and cut off his head.

    she made a vase out of his head to plant basil in and placed it on her balcony for all to see. that way he would stay with her forever. the basil grew into a stately plant and all the neighbors envied the girl for it.

    in order not to be inferior to the young woman in any way, all residents of the district had extra terracotta vases made with the shape of the head. to this day, these colorful ceramic vases can be admired from sicilian balconies as a nice warning to all husbands.

    incidentally, the basil is the king's plant and was deliberately planted in the head of her lover by the girl from the legend. thus, with the help of the noble plant, the young woman could continue to care for her lover in her madness.    Read more

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    Etna, Sicily, Italy

    October 15, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C

    today we went up the etna - well i think everybody knows enough about etna... and we were really lucky because yesterday it rained 🌧️ the whole day so this means a whole day snowing ❄️ on etna ❤️. we went up until 2750m and i took my walking sticks - not higher because of the recent activity. from time to time some clouds creeped over the top and dropped us into fog for 5 minutes. what an adventure ❤️❤️❤️Read more

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    Alcantara canyon, Sicily, Italy

    October 16, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    today i went hiking along the alcantara canyon. the alcantara is a river and it's name is of arabic origin. al-qanṭarah means "the bridge" or "the bridge bow" and refers to a bridge from roman times that the arabs found near the mouth.
    the route is 13 km long and takes about 3.5 hours. the terrain is flat, there are only 120 meters in altitude to overcome and almost everywhere the terrain is simple. after the last hikes definitely a knee-enabling change. unfortunately, alcantara river had little water, so the river crossing was little spectacular. otherwise a cozy hike.    Read more

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    Portella Mandrazzi, Sicily, Italy

    October 16, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    today we drove over the portella mandrazzi. this is a 1,125 m high pass belonging to the chain of th ploritani mountains. it is crossed by the sella mandrazzi state road 185 from which it takes its name. this road also crosses the alcantara valley from san biagio to giardini naxos connecting the east side washed by the Ionian sea with the north side washed by the tyrrhenian sea.Read more

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