White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· 27d I love a visit to a street market …
The ancient market of Ortigia typically bustles with local housewives & vendors yelling out the merits of their wares each morning
Today from my #Sicily #Blog
archive here is
MY TOP SYRACUSE TRAVEL TIPS
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· 28d One look in the case of a gelateria in #Sicily will make you forget any thoughts of the so called #Mediterranean diet, your only problem is which flavour do you choose?
From my #Blog archive enjoy
20 SICILIAN SWEETS
AND DESSERTS YOU MUST TRY
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 16 On Monday evening Radicepura set the scene for the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda (Womenswear) showcase, the collection was inspired by #Sicilian flowers, gardens and terraces
From my #Sicily #Blog here is
RADICEPURA 🌺🌼🌹
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 15 Last night Dolce & Gabbana showcased their Menswear Collection at the Greek Theatre of Taormina with music from Cavalleria rusticana resounding around the theatre 🎶🎵
From my #Sicily #Blog
archive enjoy the story of
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 14 Save the Dates
💚 25th to 27th September
💚 2nd to 4th October
Check out my #Sicily #Blog post
BRONTE ~
THE PISTACHIO FESTIVAL
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 13 Summer vibes
in Giardini Naxos 👙⛱️
Today from my #Sicily #Blog
archive enjoy
GIARDINI NAXOS ~ MY TOWN
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 12 When in Sicily I love to make a delicious & zingy strawberry, orange & mint salad with a recipe inherited from the owner of Bar Billy & Billy located in Piazza Duomo Taormina 🍓🍓🍓
From my #Sicily #Blog
archive enjoy
VOLCANIC STRAWBERRY LOVE
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 11 Lots of you have been asking me about the dates for the 2026 Pistachio Festival in Bronte …
Here you go, hot off the press 💚
If you want to know what to
expect then check out my post
BRONTE ~ THE PISTACHIO FESTIVAL
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 11 Do you know the legend of King Arthur and Etna? 🌋🗡️
Could Etna really be the Island of Avalon and the final resting place of this legendary king? 👑
Let’s look at the evidence
in my #Sicily #Blog post
MOUNT ETNA &
THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 10 This weekend #Taormina will be turned into an stage and catwalk for Dolce and Gabbana’s Alta Gioielleria (jewellery) show, the Alta Moda (Womenswear) and the Alta Sartoria (Menswear), these exclusive events are scheduled from July 12th to 16th July
💛❤️💙💚
White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 9 On the 9th & 10th July 1943 Allied forces, code named Operation Husky, landed in Sicily taking the island in just 38 days
From my #Sicily #Blog
archive here is
WORLD WAR II IN SICILY
OPERATION HUSKY 🥀
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 9 Happy Birthday to our fellow #Taormina resident, owner of Hotel Villa Angela Taormina and singer/songwriter Jim Kerr of #SimpleMinds 🎵🎶
In honour of Mr Kerr’s
birthday here is
AN EVENING WITH
SIMPLE MINDS IN TAORMINA
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 8 #Wedding season is in full swing in #Taormina
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano is a 14th century palace and is a very popular venue for civil wedding ceremonies 👰🏻🤵🏻
From my #Sicily #Blog
archive here is
WEDDING DESTINATIONS IN SICILY
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 6 Tomorrow is World Chocolate Day 🤎
#Modica is a city of the late Baroque period in the heart of the #Noto Valley in south east #Sicily. It boasts opulent architecture but it is also famous for its #chocolate whitealmond-privatesicily.blogspot.com/2017/04/choc...
White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 5 Pet Remembrance Day
is observed annually on July 5th
Today we are remembering all the fun and joy that our angel Daisy brought to our lives 🌈🐕🪽
Today from my #Sicily #Blog
archive here is
DAISY’S SICILIAN STORY
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 4 #Sicily has had its fair share of invaders over the centuries but nothing quite like the invasion of tourists who come to the island after seeing it as the location for the TV series #TheWhiteLotus
From my #Blog enjoy
THE WHITE LOTUS LOCATIONS
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 4 The Arab Necropolis in #Taormina is known locally as the Saracen Tombs …
It features around 50 symmetrical "columbarium" cells carved into the wall 🏺
From my #Sicily #Blog enjoy
TAORMINA ~
18 HISTORICAL PLACES
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jul 2 One of the things I love about being able to travel to Sicily with our #dog is the joy that he brings to dog loving tourists visiting the island who are desperately missing their own dogs back home 🐕🦺
Here is DUKE’S SICILIAN STORY
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 30 Babbalucci is #Sicilian dialect for tiny land snails 🐌
They are a classic, beloved street food in both #Catania 🐌🐌🐌
Would you try babbalucci??? 🐌
From my #Sicily #Blog
archive here is
MY TOP CATANIA TRAVEL TIPS
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 29 This week my Sicily Blog is twelve years old, wow where has all that time gone???
Have a wonderful week everyone and thank you from my heart for following my #Sicily #Travel #Food and #Lifestyle #Blog since 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣4️⃣
Love Sarah
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 28 In #Sicily you will often see ceramic pinecones (pigna) which are an object that is part of #Sicilian tradition and are a sign of luck and prosperity 🌲
Learn more about the
Pigna in my #Blog post
WHY I LOVE AUTUMN IN SICILY
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 27 #Heatwave Tip ~
Drink a Lemon Seltz
at a Chioschi 🍋
Find out what a Lemon Seltz is
in my #Sicily #Blog post
MY TOP CATANIA TRAVEL TIPS
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 26 Phew it is hot in both London and Giardini Naxos right now and I am trying hard to keep hydrated, how about you?
We have so many things to thank Mount Etna for when at home in #Sicily, even our bottles of mineral water 💦💦💦
Keep cool wherever you are? 💦
#heatwave
White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 26 Cherrylicious in Catania
'tis the season for Cherries in Sicily and around towns Ape's (little 3 wheel vehicles) and small trucks are heaving with this luscious summer fruit 🍒
From my #Sicily #Blog
archive here is
MY TOP CATANIA TRAVEL TIPS
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 25 It is always a pleasure to assist Isabella at Weddings In Sicily Taormina
Grazie to Antonino at GAP Wedding Photographer for capturing this work in progress moment
From my #Sicily #Blog
archive here is
WEDDING DESTINATIONS
IN SICILY 💞
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 23 Spaghetti Pomodoro …
So simple and yet so delicious
🍅🍅🍅
From my #Sicily #Blog
archive here is
20 SICILIAN PASTA DISHES
YOU MUST TRY
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White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 23 Did you know that Taormina was the first LGBT resort?
In the late 1800s #Sicily was a key destination for pioneering gay tourists
Some actually moved to #Taormina lured by the balmy year round climate and the classical culture, but mostly to enjoy themselves in a less stringent environment 🏳️🌈
White Almond Sicily 🌺@whitealmondsicily· Jun 22 #Wine in progress …
Ooops I mean grapes in progress 🍇
How cute is this grape blossom growing on a vine that I spotted this spring in #Sicily? 🍷🍷🍷