The Sicilian town Troina is one of the latest towns to join the 1 euro house initiative in Italy Troina a small town in Sicily has been fighting depopulation and has decided to join the 1 euro house initiative Italy with the aim to revive it’s old town centre. Troina is located in a mountainous area of the province of Enna. Located near to the Nebrodi National Park mountains and the great mother volcano, Mount Etna and the Etna National Park. In fact, due to Troina’s high vantage point, great views of Mt. Etna can be seen from the town. There have been various articles written about the 1 euro…

Asking Sicilian parents, “What there is to see and do in Sicily with kids 10 years and under?” This question comes from one of In their shoes: Sicily’s readers, Stephanie from Australia, who posed this very question: “Things to see and do with children 10 years and under in Sicily?” So, here at In their shoes: Sicily we passed this question over to those who would know the answer best, the Sicilian parents! Sandro and Morena are parents of two children, aged 8 and 10 | Gela “Usually, in the afternoon, we accompany the children to the Salesian oratory of Gela where various recreational, sporting and musical activities take place.…

Over the last 15 years Antonio Presti, the founder of Fondazione Antonio Presti – Fiumara d’arte, has worked with the residents of Librino on art installations which do not only beautify the area but also unite the residents that live there. About “70 thousand people live in Librino, a model district of Catania designed by Kenzo Tange in the 1970s, degraded to a forgotten suburb due to the failure to provide all the services that were designed for this new town.” [1] Visualizza questo post su Instagram Un post condiviso da Seby Torrisi (@seba1987ct) As has been seen the world over in New York, in Rio de Janeiro and many…

The Queen of Cannoli: Clara Torrente | Favignana | Sicily This post is dedicated to Clara of Favignana and cannoli! Cannoli are a typical Sicilian dessert consisting of a fried crunchy rounded pastry shell filled with delicious fluffy lightly sweetened ricotta. Cannoli have been taking the world by storm, even if it is sometimes difficult to find them made in the authentic, traditional way abroad. Where I originate from in Australia, it was rare to find a cannolo. If you found one, often the shell would be lined with chocolate on the inside, to help conserve it for longer while it sat waiting to be purchased, and often filled with…

Rest in the South (Resto al Sud), is an incentive to support new entrepreneurial and freelance businesses, aimed at individuals aged between 18 and 55, due to the extension of the Budget Law. [1] It gives, “gives an additional opportunity to take advantage of for those who have an entrepreneurial dream to realise and have no intention of emigrating to make it come true”. [2] Some of the new Sicilian entrepreneurs were recently interviewed by Sicilia HD. Here is what some who have managed to take advantage of this opportunity had to say: Alessio Marzocchi | 29 | Partinico Marzocchi Forg Weld Alessio’s photo caption from Instagram: “The beauty of having…

With Easter just around the corner, I asked four Sicilian Nonnas what one should eat for Easter in Sicily. Francesca | 80 | Catania Francesca is the nonna of 3 grandchildren For the Easter holidays the tradition in Sicily is to prepare lamb in the oven with potatoes. For the sweets, we make Easter sheep, cassata siciliana and cuddura cu l’ova, of these the cassata siciliana is my favourite. Anna | 74 | Belpasso Anna is the grandmother of 4 grandchildren In every family it changes, but on my menu there is lasagna, baked pasta, cannelloni, lamb with roasted potatoes, falsomagro with a side of peas, roasted artichokes, sausages and…