This post feels a little bit more personal, as I recall the way my family explained to me the significance and the importance of such a day. My grandmother used to tell me that on the night of November 1st, the souls of our loved ones and all the people who passed away would have…
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Thrill, chill and spooky stories pt. 2: The ghosts of Villa Caboto
What brings together a beautiful villa and a terrible crime? A very good ghost story! Come with us and take a walk in the beautiful, little town of Mondello: there, among the many Liberty villas, there is one with a special, spooky, story to tell! The ghosts of Villa Caboto Many stories surround the origins…
Thrill, chill and spooky stories pt. 1: The Sorcerer Prince
Spooky! Spooky! Spooky! Who’s afraid of ghosts? As Halloween is approaching we could not help to share some of our anecdotes as well… If scary stories give you the good chill, keep scrolling and find out some of the creepiest stories from Palermo! The Sorcerer Prince Once upon a time in 1885, the head of…
The Palatine Chapel – a golden vision
I would like to start this blog with one of the most outstanding places I have ever been to: the Palatine Chapel (in Italian: Cappella Palatina). The church, which is also registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List, is part of the Palazzo Reale in Palermo and it has been commissioned by the Norman king…
Palermo, the city of a thousand faces.
Palermo is like an oyster: the sea on one side, the mountains on the other and a beautiful pearl just in the middle. There is some dirt and there is beauty, and its history goes back centuries in time. Very different people and cultures lived here during all over Palermo’s history: from Phoenicians , to Romans,…
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