Our Casa in Nicolosi
Looking north to Mt. Etna from our rooftop patio.
Living in Sicily is one of the unique experiences in my life. Pretty soon we will be leaving the island and I don't know if I could come back here again. Hopefully I could, maybe after so many years. With collections of pictures and exciting experiences I decided to put it in my blog.
Sicily is a unique island in the Mediterranean full of history, art, archeology, folklore, breathtaking scenery and of course, great food. We are living in the little town of Nicolosi a part of the City of Catania, which is the second largest city of Sicily. For some centuries Nicolosi has been generally thought to be the main 'Porta del Etna' and all visitors that wanted to ascend to the top of the volcano had to pass through it. The town has been shaken by earthquakes and covered by volcanic ash over and over but, it was tenaciously rebuilt and dug out. Our place in town is just perfect for me as I am not driving here. Walking distances to the supermercato, casa del pesce (fish store), the centro, and our favorite bar 'Papaveri e Papare' (the goose and the gosling) we actually call it "the Duck bar". They have the best pastries, dolce, gelato (ice cream), cappuccino, espresso and of course friendliest staff. This little town has an ice skating rink where kids can enjoy skating the night away. The Ristorante Pizzeria is just next door with english speaking owners, Tony and Joe, who used to live in Chicago.
Sicily is a unique island in the Mediterranean full of history, art, archeology, folklore, breathtaking scenery and of course, great food. We are living in the little town of Nicolosi a part of the City of Catania, which is the second largest city of Sicily. For some centuries Nicolosi has been generally thought to be the main 'Porta del Etna' and all visitors that wanted to ascend to the top of the volcano had to pass through it. The town has been shaken by earthquakes and covered by volcanic ash over and over but, it was tenaciously rebuilt and dug out. Our place in town is just perfect for me as I am not driving here. Walking distances to the supermercato, casa del pesce (fish store), the centro, and our favorite bar 'Papaveri e Papare' (the goose and the gosling) we actually call it "the Duck bar". They have the best pastries, dolce, gelato (ice cream), cappuccino, espresso and of course friendliest staff. This little town has an ice skating rink where kids can enjoy skating the night away. The Ristorante Pizzeria is just next door with english speaking owners, Tony and Joe, who used to live in Chicago.
Trinacria, the symbol of Sicily. The three legs represent the triangular shape of the island.
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