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Resto al Sud Incentive: What some Sicilian start-ups say about it
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…
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Your Sicilian food must haves for Easter. We ask the experts – the Sicilian Nonnas!
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…
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Get to know the Sicilians: Interview 1 – Sara
Sara | 35 | Engineer at INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics) | Aci Castello 1. Did you study in Sicily? How was your study experience? Yes, I studied at the University of Catania starting my bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and I finished my studies pursuing a Master’s degree in Automation Engineering and Control of Complex Systems. My study experience in Sicily was, after various uncertainties, positive. Studying in one’s own territory and trying to carry on the technological and scientific realities that are part of it has always been my goal. I must admit, however, that I can consider myself lucky, as many of my colleagues are still…
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10 Sicilians you may already know
A list of some famous Sicilians you may already know and what some of them have said about Sicily. 1. Diletta Leotta From Catania, born Aug.16, 1991. (29 years old). Italian television presenter In a recent interview for the newspaper La Sicilia she was asked about Sicily: Your favourite places. Which of them are you missing? “I miss Aci Trezza, the small port where I learned to swim and and the volcanic rock formations, the faraglioni. I miss the scent of oranges that I smell every time I step off the plane: an unmistakeable scent that I experience as a greeting that Catania has reserved for me since I was…
