It’s hard to believe that it is already April and that Easter is with us. We would like to wish you all a very happy Easter, hope you have a good weekend and get the opportunity to spend some time with friends and family. This week we joined in with a sailing rally which was […]
It seemed like Sicily had not realised that it was the first day of spring this week as the weather here deteriorated, we had some storms and high winds which certainly didn’t feel like the first sight of summer. Thankfully it only lasted a few days and has now improved again! We are fast approaching […]
After visiting the interior of the castle, we were delighted to discover that the grounds were also open for us to explore It turns out that Baron Carrado Arezzo was an expert botanist, and started work on the big park which lies around three sides of the castle and covers an area of 8 hectares, […]
On our way back from one of the nearby towns, we turned off the main road and found ourselves driving along country lanes edged with dry stone walls and overlooking green fields which looked more like the Peak District than the scenery you would expect to see in Sicily. As we turned a corner, the […]
We have managed to get out to the countryside to do some walking over the past couple of weeks. We joined up with some other liveaboards and followed a trail through the forest near Grammichele. It started off reasonably easy, but after we stopped for lunch the challenge began with a steep walk up the […]
Restrictions here have been lifted and bars, cafes and restaurants can re-open during the day, this was definitely noticeable at the weekend when it seemed that the whole of Sicily descended on the beach and around the marina. Everyone seems to be making the most of the freedom while it lasts, this is some of […]
