From Ancient Ruins to Gelato Delights Sicily Unleashed!
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00:00 About Sicily
What is the deal with intriguing ceramic heads on every balcony, how is a frozen dessert in combination with warm pastry considered breakfast, and what Sicilian city is deemed the most conquered city in the world? Today, we're diving into the vibrant and delicious world of Sicily, the Mediterranean jewel that's sure to tickle your senses and capture your heart!

Trapani & Erice
00:20 Trapani
01:05 Erice

Sciacca, Selinunte & Segesta
01:28 Sciacca
01:58 Selinunte
02:16 Segesta

Agrigento, Valle dei Templi e Scala dei Turchi
Agrigento, Valley of the Temples & Turkish Steps
02:31 Valley of the Temples
02:57 Agrigento
03:08 Scala dei Turchi

03:26 Caltagirone
Story of Testa di moro / Moor's Head
There are many variations of the legend behind these elegant, handpainted ceramic decorative vases. Two are most prevalent and both tell a story of passion, betrayal, jealousy and revenge.

During the time of the Moor domination in Sicily, a Saracen merchant falls in love with a beautiful local girl in the Arab quarter of Palermo, Kalsa. Their love blazed fiercely until the maiden stumbled upon a secret her lover had a hidden family in distant lands. Consumed by jealousy and fury, she ended his life while he slept, severing his head in the belief it would bind him to her forever. She used the head as a vase to grow a beautiful basil plant within, watering the plant with her tears. As the plant flourished, the intoxicating smell of basil made her neighbours envious and they sought to replicate the bountiful fertility, crafting vibrant clay head pots with the same features as the Moor's Head.

In the other version, the girl's family discovers the love between a noble Sicilian girl and a young Arab. Her family punishes them both by beheading them. Their heads are then turned into vases and hung as warnings on a balcony. The heads represent the impossible love of a young couple and are always made in pairs.

03:59 Ragusa Ibla

04:24 Noto

Siracusa, Isola di Ortigia
Syracuse & Island of Ortygia
04:54 Siracusa Archaeological Park of Neapolis
05:21 Isola di Ortigia
05:41 Pista ciclabile & cliffs
05:55 Madonna delle Lacrime

Catania & Mount Etna
06:07 Catania
06:50 Etna

Taormina, Isola Bella
07:03 Taormina
07:27 Teatro Antico di Taormina
07:38 Isola Bella

08:04 Messina

08:41 Palermo
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09:06 Cefalù

09:50 Bonus Tips
Granita & Brioche, Gelato
Arancini, Panelle, street food, pasta, seafood, couscous
Cannoli, Frutta Martorana, Cassata, Cassatelle & Genovesi Ericine
Aperitivo
Marsala fortified wine
Alcantara Gorge and River Park
Castello di Milazzo, Cape Milazzo
Castello Normanno, Aci Castello
Ventimiglia Castle, Castelbuono


Shot in December 2018, February 2020 & July 2022
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Orologio Astronomico Trapani by CustonaciWeb
Porta Oscura e Torre Dell'Orologio by Alessio G
Castle at Erice, Trapani by Tommie Hansen
Pasticceria Maria Grammatico in I Dolci di riposto by Trapani clickandgo:    • I Dolci di riposto  
Sciacca by Tiberio Frascari
Amphitheatre Catania by Matthias Süßen
Messina Clock Tower by Hajotthu
Scenes from The White Lotus Season 2 (2022)
Scenes from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

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