The church recommended by the tourist office
[Jan. 2024] On our staycation in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, the next day we went to see the church Chiesa di Santissimo Salvatore. My husband had been strongly recommended to go here when he went to…
Sicily
The best place to see in town is here
[Jan. 2024] We visited Palazzo Reale, the Norman royal palace, the most popular attraction in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ticket costs €19 per person, which is a bit daunting, but it’s worth the money. The…
Daytrip to Cefalu
[Jan. 2024] We took a train trip to Cefalu from Palermo, Sicily, Italy, where we were staying. First, we took a bus for the first time from near the Church of San Domenico near our…
A church that looked like a hammam
[Dec. 2023] The end of the year in Palermo, Italy, where I was gradually recovering. On New Year’s Eve, we first went to see the Pretoria Fountain in Piazza Pretoria. I had been sick and…
The Confident Barber of Palermo
[Dec. 2023] On this day of our holiday in Palermo, Sicily in Italy towards the end of the year, after a satisfying meal, my husband had a reservation for a haircut in the afternoon, so…
Visiting a mansion on the last evening
[Sept. 2022] We spent more than two weeks in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, but now it’s finally the last night. On our usual evening walk, when we came to Piazza Duomo in Ortigia, we found the…
Large catacombs
[Sept. 2022] On the last day of our summer holiday in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, we went to see the catacombs that we wanted to see and had not done yet. This is not in Ortigia,…
People who makes the traditional carts
[Sept. 2022] After visiting the Baron’s family in Ragusa Ibla, a historic town in Sicily, Baron Arezzo took us to a traditional cart workshop. This workshop, Cinabro Carrettieri, is the final stop of the tour….
Visit a Baron family
[Sept. 2022] We visited the Baron family in the historic town of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily. It sounds grand, but in fact it’s part of the tour. But it was the Baron himself who showed us around….
