Palermo, Sicily
informal espresso
Heart-warming quote from Benigni’s La vita è bella.
Agrigento, Sicily: Valle dei Templi, olive & almond groves, Museo archeologico regionale di Agrigento
Temple of Concordia, Agrigento: The largest and best-preserved Doric temple in Sicily and one of the best-preserved Greek temples in general.
Old & New: the city of Agrigento behind ruins of the Valle dei Templi.
Temple of Hera Lacinia
Giardino della Kolymbetra
Fig tree in the Giardino della Kolymbetra.
Unripe almonds in shell.
Baby snails on an archaeological tag.
Fallen Icarus by Igor Mitoraj in front of the Temple of Concordia.
Museo archeologico regionale di Agrigento
Museo archeologico regionale di Agrigento
Catania, Agrigento: waterfront, fish market, city center, rocky pumice shoreline.
Fishing boat repair, sale, and storage in the harbour.
Catania’s curious elephant mascot, u Liotro. “The mysterious elephant was a symbol of the city long before it was officially put on the map. During the 9th through 11th-century Muslim rule of Sicily, Catania was known in Arabic as Madinat al-fīl, “The City of the Elephant,” hinting at the existence of u Liotru prior to al-Idrisi’s 12th-century description.” - Atlas Obscura
Catania fish market, with fruit and butcher sections.
ciliegie rosse
Might have been a little over-eager in our purchases.
aglio arrostito (freshly roasted garlic)
Market mascots snatching up the fish scraps.
