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about me

 I don't drink so much wine and my English is better than my Sicilian
but
 Sicula sugnu
that is
I deeply feel Sicilian





I was born  on St. Lucia’s day in Siracusa, in the south-east of Sicily. Here  I live and since 1994 I’ve been working as a qualified  tourist guide,after studying for a BA in foreign languages and literature and specializing in Tourism. I love cultural and culinary tours ,I mostly do in the so-called Val di Noto ( Siracusa, Ragusa and Catania ,well known Unesco Heritage area)
I fell in love with my job long time ago during a school holiday  in Greece. I enjoyed those days and  our guide who with passion and  simplicity showed all his love for his country and in telling stories.I was  just 17 years old when I decided to  become  a guide "at home". 
I love to introduce people to my places to reveal the wealth of art,archaeologcy  and culture that Sicily has to offer  My love  for food, photography,travelling,reading and art  are well combined in what I do  still with passionThat's why my blog and website are called Eva in Sicily  after Eve's story by Mark Twain. : guiding people I can look at my places through my tourists' eyes ,as for the first time, still with enthusiasmhere I am ! Always on the outlook for somethng new,exciting and interesting to share

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A Taledda di S. Giorgio a Ibla

tra le  tradizioni pasquali che ancora qua e là si rispettano  in Sicilia  vi è l'esposizione della Taledda    un grande arazzo che raffigura la Crocifissone  e che viene rimosso il giorno di Pasqua. Tra le più famose nel ragusano a taledda di S. Giorgio, realizzata dai fratelli Vaccaro di Caltagirone ............................... Among the religious traditions still respected during  the Lent the exhibition of the Taledda a large tapestry representing the Crucifixion Here one of the most famous in the area of Ragusa. the Taledda at St. George by the vaccaro brothers from Calatgirone It will be removedon Easter Sunday

Sicily among the clouds: Ortigia - bird's eye view

six days around Sicily by helicopter this is the strongest emotion to me   flying as a bird above my  marvellous Ortigia unforgettable

The caponata of the Inspector Montalbano... simply sciavurusa!

Yesterday I was at the street market in  my Ortigia and I ate a  wonderful  caponata When  it was served at my table that marvellous vision reminded me the description given by Andea Camilleri in one of the episodes of his popular Inspector: " The moment he opened the refrigerator, he saw it.  Caponata! Fragrant, colourful, abundant, it filled an entire soup dish, enough for at least four people. It had been months since Adelina, his housekeeper, last made it for him. The bread, in its plastic bag, was fresh, bought this morning. The notes of the triumphal march of Aida came spontaneously, naturally, to his lips. Humming, he opened the French windows after turning the light one the veranda. Yes, it was a cool night, but still warm enough to eat outside. He set the little table, brought the dish, the wine, and the bread outside, and sat down " (Excursion to Tindari, Andrea Camilleri) There were three Dutch tourists reading  carefully the menu close to me