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An alchemist at work.  Alchemists failed to make gold out of other metls, but they learned many useful facts.83

The King's Golden Crown

An alchemist at work. Alchemists failed to make gold out of other metls, but they learned many useful facts. Archimedes (287-212 B.C.) was a Greek, a native of Syracuse, a city in Sicily. He was a great...

6 comments    science gold silver
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Sicilian Christmas Dishes

(public domain) Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and is bordered also by the Ionian and the Tyrrhenian seas. All of it is beautiful. Even though it is an island, it still has room for...

8 comments    family how to home
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Battle of Syracuse (415-413 BC)

After the defeat of the Persians at Salamis and Plataea in 480 and 479 b.c., Athens rose to the top in Greek politics. As the leading naval power she made herself the strongest member of the Delian League, a...

1 comment    politics history war
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Italian Christmas: Feast of the Seven Fishes

The feasts of Italy and Sicily are full of good food and tradition. Here is one of them...

16 comments    family food recipes
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Exciting Sicilian Day Trips And Adventures!

Apart from the breathtaking scenery and the lure of the Mediterranean Sea, your Sicily holiday can offer many exciting things to do, many of which the average tourist may not have thought of.  For example,...

0 comments    travel tourist tours
"Holy Cannoli!" Oh, and Rob, you're a loser. Give your wife Amber my phone number. :)78

Discovering The Finest Cannoli In All Of Sicily

Desperately seeking The Ultimate Cannoli in Palermo's crumbling city center was a waste of time. But nearly 100 km west in a little one-street town, we found Cannoli Heaven!

2 comments    food sicily palermo
View of the triangular construction68

The mysterious cairns of Guia de Isora

Just outside the southern town of Guía de Isora in Tenerife alongside the road going northwards are a number of large mounds of earth and volcanic rocks. Some have definite walls to them made of stones and...

6 comments    mystery spain islands
Pope Pius IX, a Jettatore?77

Jettatore

Pope Pius IX, a Jettatore? The jettatore is said to be born with eyes that damage whatever they see. Wherever he goes, he is feared- ================================== “In...

0 comments    religion god france
Mystery writer, Andrea Camilleri75

Discover Andrea Camilleri, and enter mysterious Sicily

Take an idiosyncratic police Inspector, surround him with quirky good guys and bad guys, place them in a funny yet sad Sicily, add Camilleri's way with words and out come an engaging Montalbano mystery. That...

1 comment    entertainment travel books
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Heavenly Sicilian Pastries!

If you are planning a trip to Sicily, be sure to sample the Sicilian pastries. Sicilian food, even the sweets, is considered to be healthy. The island has developed a variety of noted cuisines and wines....

1 comment    food travel desserts
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