The Madonie Mountains :: Sicily's finest landscapes Ma-do-ni-e: four syllables not three, the final two vowels being pronounced as separate syllables: …
Matera – Southern Italy’s natural film set
The province of Basilicata is generally considered to the be the poorest of all Italy’s provinces and until recently there has been little reason for …
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Armenia – A Place of legends
Armenia is one of those places that is not easy to get to. There are very few direct international flights to this small landlocked country and two of …
Sicilian wine
Most of the Sicilian wine that finds its ways to the shelves of British supermarkets comes from the Trapani or Melfi areas of the island, but this is …
Cooking in Cappadocia
Our first thoughts of Turkish cooking are of a late-night doner kebab grabbed on the way home after and evening's drinking, but closer reflection will …
Suffolk villages – Lavenham
Throughout July, Esplora are running day trips from Cambridge to the villages of Suffolk. One of the villages we visit is Lavenham. The Cloth …
Among the mountains of Georgia
How many times have we filled out a form and, being asked to declare our ethnic origin we come across the term “white/caucasian”. Doesn’t it seem a …
Easter Sunday in Piana degli Albanesi
Without a doubt, one of the most colourful and joyful spectacles in Sicily takes place on Easter Sunday in Piana degli Albanesi. Ethnically and …
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The town of Gangi, Sicily
The town of Gangi in Sicily recently made international headlines when the story broke that properties were being sold there for the price of a euro …
A Bourbon hunting lodge in the heart of Sicily
About thirty miles drive south from Palermo, on the road towards Corleone, the road makes a sharp right turn and an easily-missable side road to the …
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