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In August 1948, the city of Syracuse celebrated its centennial. The celebration was going to be the largest civic event in the city's history. Syracuse streets and buildings were decorated, a four-hour parade was planned along with a mammoth Centorama held at Archbold Stadium, with a cast of 3,000 people, which would illustrate Syracuse history. An...

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Il 9 aprile a Siracusa si terranno le prime selezioni siciliane di College Life Italia, società che aiuta giovani atleti italiani a studiare negli Usa tramite borse di studio nello sport. Appuntamento allo stadio De Simone dalle 14, ma solo per chi si registra. “Una grande opportunità per conseguire la Laurea, continuando la carriera sportiva – dic...

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Born from the love and botanical passion of the last owners, the princes Scipione and Maria Carla Borghese, the Biviere Garden occupies a vast area  between the plain of Catania and the northern slopes of the Iblei Mountains, west of the Ionian Sea. A wonderful example of a Mediterranean-Esotic garden, it extends for about 3 hectares, on three diff...

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Dal 2 al 6 febbraio scorsi, ENIT Usa – con Sicilia Convention Bureau, Convention Bureau ItaliaeComune di Catania- ha portato un gruppo di buyer del turismo congressuale USA in Sicilia per il Famtrip“DiscoveringSicily& The Feast of St.Agatha” tra Catania, Siracusa, Taormina e l'Etna. Oltre al tour alla scoperta dell'Etna, la delegazione americana ha...

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Hate to break it to you, but you aren't the only one who's noticed that flights to Italy are almost cheaper than flights across the US right now. Don't not go -- go! -- but understand that top dogs like Rome, Venice, and Florence will be even more zoo-like than in years past. Bucket list cities the lot of them, but Italy's unforgettable food, favor...

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Syracuse was defined by Cicero as “the most beautiful city in Magna Graecia.” He was right of course. Still today the echoes of its ancient grandeur reverberate from the streets, churches and monuments, corroborating its religious and cultural importance: Syracuse is a destination no traveler should pass up and, with Sicily's Mediterranean climate...

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La prima parola che ha imparato da bambino è stata "Chianti". Quel profumo del vino e del cibo italiano è entrato in maniera profonda e indelebile nella sua mente. Sin da quando, da ragazzino, nella scintillante Los Angeles, andava ad aiutare il padre Emilio nel suo ristorante. Nato ad Hollywood, da padre emigrato dall'Abruzzo e da mamma inglese,...

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by Rochelle Del Borrello   I've always had a soft spot for Sicilian churches which are a bountiful source of art and a depository for local history. From the cathedrals in the major cities to the 'chiesa madre' of any small 'paese', the humble Roman Catholic church contains a wealth of beauty which is hard to resist.   It is a secret...

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It's roughly 6,600 miles from the Bay Area to Siracusa, Italy, which makes for a long plane ride. No problem. Annabelle Marie figured out how to ease the pain for her VOENA children's choir members, who have never made the 11-hour flight.   "I'm not going to tell them," she said laughing. Not that most of the Benicia-based choir — invo...

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L'on. Fucsia Nissoli (PI) ha partecipato, il 7 e l'8 dicembre scorsi, alle cerimonie religiose in onore di Maria Santissima Immacolata svoltesi nel Comune di Floridia, in provincia di Siracusa, assieme a molti connazionali rientrati dagli Usa.   In particolare, molto sentita è stata la tradizionale processione della Madonna per le vie del pa...

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