Sicily

a Bucket List

READS

“Il Gattopardo”, The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. 

MUSIC

“Sicilia Bedda” by Roy Pacis.

ART

La Vucciria by Renato Guttuso. An intense portrait of the Vucciria market in Palermo.

EATS

Cannoli, Cassata, Brioche & Granita, Panelle, Tuna, Caponata…

WORDS

“MIZZICA!” = Wow

the Palermo Simposio

from the Italian Colors newsletter

This is a Sicilian “pigna“, a ceramic pine cone.

It is a symbol of fertility and regenerating power. No surprise rural families adorned newlyweds bedrooms with several pinecones!

Broadening the meaning, it is nowadays given for a new house (for you to hang it over the entrance door), a newborn, or as a wedding favor.

In many shapes, colors and dimensions, these “pigne” decor many Sicilian homes, balconies, villas, gardens, cemeteries, churches and thrones.

ORTIGIA

Almond Granita

Sicilian aesthetic

Caponata

Orange & Fennel Salad

a Pinterest board