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The Leopard

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At school in London one of my favourite lessons was English Literature and I passed my exam with flying colours. Whilst I was studying classics like Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, in Italy the Italian school children would have probably been studying novels like  Il Gattopardo. The Leopard ( Il Gattopardo in Italian) is a novel by Italian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, which chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the Unification of Italy. The novel was published posthumously in 1958 after two rejections by leading Italian publishing houses. The Leopard became the top selling novel in Italian history and is considered one of the most important novels in modern Italian literature. In 2012, UK newspaper The Guardian named it as one of "The 10 Best Historical Novels". The novel was made into an award winning film of the same name in 1963 directed by Luchino Visconti starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale...

Wedding Destinations in Sicily ๐Ÿ’

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Hands up how many of you lucky girls and guys went back to work this New Year sporting a sparkling new ring on your left hand. Christmas and New Year is a time for love and romance so it is no surprise that it is one of the most popular times of the year to get engaged, Mr K proposed to me on Christmas Eve. Valentines Day is also a popular date in the calendar for proposals. Over the past five years wedding tourism in Sicily has increased dramatically. Weddings abroad can often be more intimate, less costly and a lot less stressful with beautiful weather, which is why more couples are opting for destination weddings creating memories that will last a lifetime.  Italy has always been a popular choice offering romance and a variety of venue options. If you are a couple on the hunt for a fabulous and unique wedding destination you are in luck because Sicily is the perfect place. Italy is well known as a country full of love and romance and the island of Sicily is not only Italy's larg...

Murgo Wine and Sweet Chestnuts

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The wine industry in Sicily has been going through a period of rapid change over the past twenty years and the popularity and prestige of Sicilian wine is continuously on the rise. Wine grapes have always grown on the island and Greek mythology tells us that it was Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, who planted the vines there himself. The Mediterranean climate with abundant Sicilian sunshine, a balanced rainfall, mountainous terrain and volcanic soil made rich by Mount Etna's ash and lava all create the perfect conditions for growing quality grapes with a distinctive taste and there are many varieties across the island.  Everyone needs friends who say "Jump in the car, we are taking you both for lunch at Murgo Winery" and for us those friends are Isabella Randazzo the expert wedding planner behind Wedding in Sicily Taormina and her husband Tony, owner of Time Out Pub in Taormina. We have known each other for many years now. I met Isabella after a bride who follows my Blog ...