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Pieces on the mosaic of history
Did you know the hidden story behind the building of four emblems of the Western Christianity? Palermo, Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals, and the church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio (La Martorana).
Erice's white cloak
As you can see the top of Erice mountain covered by a cloak of fog, tradition says that Venus, the goddess of love, comes back to her residence.
Made in Sicily Odissey
In the second half of the 19th century an English scholar, Samuel Butler, studied the Homeric epic poems in the original Greek language, bringing certainties that had been ascertained for millenaries into question.
“Li Vuci, The Voices”: Sounds, Gestures And Colours Of The Mediterranean Area
Sicily was once called “Trinacria” because of its shape. The island lays in the middle of the Mediterranean. It has been conquered by many populations, and each of them left a contribution to make Sicily the way it is now. “Siculi”, “Sicani”, “Elimi”, were just some of the first inhabitants.