Chasing Montalbano: Scicli, Sicily
Mary Murphy
February 11, 2020
It took me forever to remember to pronounce Scicli as Sheekly and it’s not like I was short of teachers or correctors. Vigata was much
It took me forever to remember to pronounce Scicli as Sheekly and it’s not like I was short of teachers or correctors. Vigata was much
Montalbano likes the water. He likes to swim. And he likes to walk the beach. But looking at his place in Punta Secca and the
In July 2019, one of my favourite men in the whole wide world died. Italian Andrea Camilleri created the character Salvo Montalbano and when Camilleri
I read this morning that on this day, back in 1386 , St John of Capistrano, leader of the 1456 Battle of Belgrade, was born.
If you only had one day in X, what would you do? I put this question to people who have been places I’ve not been
How many Venetian islands are there? I asked myself that question and managed to name 6. Just 94 or so short of the actual total.
People travel to Venice every other year specifically to see the Biennale. Me? I just happened to be there when it was on. If it’s
People travel to Venice every other year specifically to see the Biennale. Me? I just happened to be there when it was on. If it’s
Life on the water in Venice. So different yet so much the same. Watch teenagers pilot their boats through the Venetian canals, music blaring from
Tintoretto. What a great name. With a great story. Of course, there’s always the chance it might not be quite true. I heard it from
