Month: June 2018

Catania’s sweet tooth

Catania’s sweet tooth

Sicilian delight I thought I had my sugar addiction well under control. I did, at least until I arrived in Catania. After that all good intentions were lost. One look at the colourful vitrine displays and I succumbed to the heavenly melt-in-your-eye-and-in-your-mouth Sicilian delights. Sicilian 

Noto, capital of Sicilian baroque

Noto, capital of Sicilian baroque

Day trip to Noto A bit over an hour’s drive out of Catania, and not far from the beautiful coastline of Syracusa, lies the sumptuous town of Noto.     A well treasured UNESCO world heritage site, Noto is known to all as the capital 

Catania. La Pescheria.

Catania. La Pescheria.

La Pescheria, Catania’s fish market The Etna may well spew out smoke and ash on a daily basis, but the local fish market, La Pescheria, is just as explosive and overwhelming. If anything sums up the beating heart and soul of Catania then it is