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Owner/Curator of Experience Sicily Boutique Tours | #Sicily #Travel Consultant, Small-group #tours, Custom Itineraries | @cannolicrawl_nyc #sicilian

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taken in Porticello, Sicilia, Italy by @experiencesicily

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2 years ago

Learn the Art of Travel Photography in Sicily this
January 29 to February 7.

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Stunning Vistas
Mountain Villages
Candid Locals
Street Life
The Essence of Culture
Without the Crowds
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LEARN

Composition
Exposure
Light
Shutter Speed
IOS
Aperture
Gear Optimization

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Tell Stories
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Photography in Sicily: January 29 to February 7, 2027
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>> All Levels

>> Personal Attention

Led by Hunt's Photo and Video @huntsphotovideo Director of Photo Adventures, Don Toothaker @don_toothaker

Travel Through the Lens with Experience Sicily. See link in bio @experiencesicily or at ExperienceSicily.com for more details and registration.

#experiencesicily #sicily #photographyinsicily #travelphotography #italy

Photos by @don_toothaker
Reel by @gerobellavia_ by @experiencesicily

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Highlights of Palermo, a walking tour Itinerary

1. Quattro Canti square
2. The Fountain of Shame (Piazza Pretoria)
3. Chiesa di San Cataldo in Piazza Bellini
4. The floor of the Martorana Church (Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio), where you can see the division of the Arab-Norman vs. the baroque styles
5. Ceiling of the Martorana Church
6. Inside Chiesa del Gesù di Casa Professa
7. From Ballarò Market, the dome of Chiesa del Carmine Maggiore
8. The Cathedral of Palermo

Extra photos, just because
9. Home shrine
10. Doorway of Chiesa di Santa Caterina di Alessandria (Piazza Bellini), where the Dolceria is... And you could stop for some pastries
11. Shadows on a palazzo in Piazza Pretoria

#experiencesicily #sicily #sicilytravel #smallgrouptours #sicilytour taken in Quattro Canti, Palermo by @experiencesicily

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I founded Experience Sicily in April 2013 because I dreamed of bringing guests around this magical island to feel the same joy I felt during my first trip to Sicily in 1996.

Yes, sites like Valley of the Temples and Monreale Cathedral continue to amaze me, but what truly still captures my imagination is *a feeling* hard to put into words.

A feeling that ignites when you interact with Sicilians, their culture, and their land.

My mission has been to make travel in Sicily accessible and seamless. I want you to be inspired by Sicilians’ connection to the earth and seasons, by their hospitality, and by their instinct to live for today.

I want you to enjoy their outstanding cuisine and learn their fascinating history.

I want you to put your hands in the pasta dough and get your shoes dirty in Etna’s volcanic soil.

I want you to not only see Sicily. I want you to feel Sicily.

I want you to *experience* Sicily.

Cook with a family.

Listen to the bells as the sheep surround your car.

Taste ricotta, warm right out of the caldron.

Stand in awe of 2500-year-old ancient temples while learning about the myths that provoked them to be built.

Wander through medieval alleyways.

Dance through baroque piazzas.

Enjoy a glass of wine while watching the setting sun over the turquois sea.

Our 2027 tours are designed to stir your soul. Each one has a different approach to touring this ancient and mystical place.

Let us take care of the details so you can soak it all in.

Learn more at ExperienceSicily.com or at the link in bio.

Comment 2027 and I'll DM you a special early registration discount code.

#experiencesicily #sicily #sicilytravel #smallgrouptours #sicilytour taken in Porticello, Sicilia, Italy by @experiencesicily

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We have one room left on our October 2026 Stunning Sicily Tour! We'll take care of all the details: Flights, insurance, and more. All you have to do is pack. Contact us at ExperienceSicily.com today to learn more and register. October 16-29, 2026! Join us!

#experiencesicily #sicily #travel #sicilytravel #italy taken in Taormina, Sicily by @experiencesicily

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A look into our Stirring Sicily Cooking and Wine Tour with @rossellarago! The Prelude's conclusion: A brief walking tour of Siracusa to meet Santa Lucia, lunch in Enna at one of my favorite trattorias, then the official start with our Welcome Dinner at @casamirabile_relais. #experiencesicily #sicily #sicilytravel #smallgrouptours #sicilytour taken in Siracusa Ortigia by @experiencesicily

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This is the Sicily I want people to experience. 🇮🇹

On our Stirring Sicily Culinary Tour, the entire family at @casamirabile_relais came together to teach us how they make pasta. Nonna, the zie, the cousins… everyone had a job, everyone helped, and before long, so did we.

We rolled busiate and Sicilian maccharune by hand, made tomato sauce and fried eggplant, all with beautiful local ingredients.

But the best part wasn’t just learning the recipes. It was being welcomed into the rhythm of a Sicilian family kitchen, where recipes are passed from one pair of hands to another and cooking is never really just about the food.

There was flour everywhere, everyone was laughing, and by the end it felt much less like a cooking class and much more like being invited into someone’s home.

This is exactly what I dreamed the @experiencesicily Stirring Sicily Culinary Tour would be. You don’t just come to Sicily to see it. You get to know it through its people, its traditions and, of course, its food. ❤️🇮🇹 by @experiencesicily

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Stirring Sicily Cooking and Wine Tour with @rossellarago Prelude Day 4! Antico Mercato Ortigia, Noto, lunch in Marzamemi, and a Gelato Experience with @chef_giac_dal at @viola_gelateria in Siracusa. #experiencesicily #sicily #sicilytravel #noto #siracusa by @experiencesicily

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Stirring Sicily Prelude: Day 4 🇮🇹

Our last day of the prelude was basically a masterclass in my favorite Sicilian activities: shopping and eating. 😂

We shopped till we dropped through beautiful Noto, then made our way to Marzamemi for a long lunch by the sea. Honestly, I could have sat there all afternoon.

But we had very important research to conduct at @viola_gelateria, where we tasted our way through granita and gelato, including their award-winning Cioccolato Modicano. 😍 Because apparently a gelato tasting is educational when you’re on a culinary tour, and I will not be taking questions at this time.

Four days of eating,
exploring,
learning and laughing our way through southeastern Sicily,
and that officially wraps our prelude.

Now it’s time for the @experiencesicily Stirring Sicily Culinary Tour to really begin. 🇮🇹❤️ by @experiencesicily

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Stirring Sicily Cooking and Wine Tour with @rossellarago Day 3 of our prelude. Thanks to @etnamoving, @etnawineschool, and @wordsnwine for a great day on Etna and a wonderful tasting lunch @cantine_iuppa ! #experiencesicily #sicily #etna #taormina #foodtour taken in Etna by @experiencesicily

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Today was one of those days that reminded me why I love experiencing Italy this way.

We started at the Paolo Orsi Museum before heading to the Archaeological Park of Siracusa, where our wonderful guide Rosa brought thousands of years of history to life as we explored the ancient Greek theatre.

Then, because this is a culinary tour after all, a beautiful lunch by the sea. Because in Sicily, somehow history and food are always part of the same conversation.

And naturally, we ended the day with the most important kind of therapy: @cannoloterapia. 😂

Ancient ruins, the Sicilian sea, a table full of good food and cannoli to finish it off.

I’d say Day 2 understood the assignment. 🇮🇹❤️ by @experiencesicily

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Day 2 of the Prelude of Stirring Sicily Cooking and Wine Tour with @rossellarago! We had a great day with @rosa.rizza.58 in "ancient" Siracusa with lunch on the sea with the finale being Cannolo Terapia @alfionerisr 🧡 #sicily #experiencesicily #sicilytravel #sicilyvacation #smallgrouptours taken in Siracusa, Sicily, Italy. by @experiencesicily

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