Sicily presents Passive House pilot project: PHI founder Prof. Wolfgang Feist to attend conference in Catania
Darmstadt. Passive House is synonymous with energy efficiency, even in Mediterranean climates. This has been proven with the latest Passive House project in Sicily. Recent developments on the Italian…
Lampedusa: Tripadvisor votes Sicilian beach world’s most beautiful
The secret is out, fortunately and unfortunately! What was for most Sicilians a “Secret Lagoon and Beach” in the shores of the island of Lampedusa, primarily visited by the locals…
Sicilian Regional Election: “If Sicily changes, Italy changes,” Grillo stormed …
Wed 25 October 2012 Two weeks ago, he swam the 3.5 kilometers across the Sicily Channel and reached our island in one hour and fifteen minutes. His name is…
Casa Belvedere Sponsors Historical Novel about Sicily
Foundation Continues Exploration of Italian National Identity through Literary Project (Grimes Hill, Staten Island, NY) All roads lead to Sicily via Staten Island. The Italian Cultural Foundation at…
Ferragosto – A Magical Midsummer Celebration!
Next week it will officially be midsummer according to the Italian calendar as the entire peninsula celebrates ‘Ferragosto’ on the 15th August. This festival derives from the Latin Feriae…
NEW YORK MEETS SANT’AMBROGIO, SICILY
For quite some time the Pro-Loco (local tourist office) and I had been organising the arrival of the New York Choral Society in Sant’Ambrogio, Sicily where they were going…
Le Madonie Golf Resort Workers on Strike
Versione Italiana sotto Le Madonie Golf Resort is a splendid facility offering upscale accommodations. Amenities include fine-dining establishments, a luxurious wellness center and swimming pool, and a heliport as…
Victory for Leoluca Orlando Signals the Return of Spring to Palermo
Versione Italiana in basso nella pagina With results of the May 21, 2012, mayoral election in Palermo now counted, Leoluca Orlando has emerged as the new mayor of…
THE CAUSES OF INCREASED LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SICILY
“Chi viene a Ispica compierà 100 anni – If you come to Ispica, you’ll live to be 100”, goes a popular saying in Southeast Sicily and life expectancy…