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MY "ITALY MAGAZINE" ARTICLES

Below are links to some of my best articles about Sicily for Italy Magazine:

A Home Fit for a Hero [the Nelson Castle at Maniace]

Favourite Sicilian Proverbs

The Bells of Santa Maria - More Sicilian Sayings

An Unusual Museum in Modica

The Castle of Donnafugata

Carretti Siciliani [Sicilian Carts]

Bold Britons and Red Earth

Carob, the Gold of Sicily

Nino Baglieri, Unofficial Saint of Modica

Turiddu, Robin Hood or Mafia Tool? [Salvatore Giuliano]

Good Morning, Mr Orange Blossom [Sicilian Surnames and Nicknames]

Of Greeks and Tombola

"Just a Family Meal"

Easter in Modica

Death in Sicily
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Modica, Sicily, Italy
I'm a sort-of retired language teacher from Cardiff, Wales, UK, now trying to make a new life in Sicily. I'm not growing vines, making olive oil or restoring a palace stone by stone!
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My companion in all things

Simone - always in my heart

Dona Nobis Pacem

Dona Nobis Pacem

Dona Nobis Pacem 2016

Dona Nobis Pacem 2016
#blog4peace

I'm in here!

I'm in here!
"Sicily Scene" is mentioned as a regional resource on Italy.

Natural jewellery from Veronica

Natural jewellery from Veronica

CASA NATIA

CASA NATIA
For the ideal Sicilian holiday

London Town, Modica - Centro Linguistico Internazionale

London Town, Modica - Centro Linguistico Internazionale

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