My latest trip, a week in Sicily East coast.
Discoveries between Trapani, Favignana, Erice, Segesta and Palermo.
We got sun burned biking around and lying in the beaches of Favignana island.
Walked the medieval streets of Erice and stared at the view of Trapani from up there.
Stood still in front of the magnificence Greek temple of Segesta.
My eyes filed up with tears for the beauty and uniqueness of the church of Santissimo Salvatore in Palermo.
And when I finally entered the cappella Palatina of Palermo’s Royal Palace I almost fainted. The magnitude and bliss of the combination of art and sacred made my heart beat way too fast.
Yes: I might suffer from the Stendhal Syndrome.


View of Torre di Ligny, Trapani

Artizan paining ceramics

Port of Favignana

No words needed


Streets of Trapani

Caletta close to Torre di Ligny, Trapani

The stairs in a Palazzo

Murales in memory of Giovanni Falcone

View from Erice

Erice, Duomo

Me walking in the streets of Trapani

Favignana colors

Seaside, Favignana

Favignana

Salt plants in Trapani

Front of a Palazzo

Old Fish Market

Historical Book shop in Trapani

The Temple of Segesta

Market, Palermo

Palermo, celing of Teatro Massimo

Sunset at lungomare in Trapani


Celing Cappella Palatina, Palermo

Chiesa Santissimo Salvatore, Palermo

Cappella Palatina, Palermo

Front of a palazzo in ruin, Palermo


On the culinary front, I stopped counting the cannolis and ice cream we had. Not to mention the street food, the arancini, rice balls with a variety of fillings.
On the way to the temple of Segesta we went off road to the village of Dattilo only to taste the famous cannoli of a bar.
Admittedly I went over my limits when I ordered a pizza with gorgonzola, mascarpone, mozzarella, spek and pistache.
But the highest culinary moment was the dinner at Loggia 66, with elevated flavours: grilled octopus on hummus salad and the turning point, the trofie pasta with gamberi and pistachios. Unforgettable.






