PJ Blumenthal is right about heading down to Siracusa but not just for the weather. Filled with organic restaurants, the ancient (as in Greek) mostly pedestrian neighborhood of Ortigia is on an island in the middle the port. One of the best street markets in Italy (swordfish, spices, fresh everything). Sicilians will tell you Ortigia is a joy. Worth an overnight stay! Depending on your itinerary, you might want to consider heading around to the north side of Etna and from Milazzo taking a ferry out to Lipari or Stromboli (Homer’s Aeolean Islands). Stay a couple days. Wherever you go, eat lots of arancini!
As it happens we are doing Siracusa tomorrow. Also Noto. We'll look for Ortigia and those organic restaurants... thanks! But we've already had enough arancini to last the entire two week trip.
Pictures of food. Have you run into Stanley Tuchi? Best sunblock is La Roche-Posay 100. The French use minerals not chemicals like the American makers.
Maybe you should head down to Siracusa now. It may or may not be a bit cooler, but there are plenty of things to see. High 80s? That's not so warm. Just wait for July and August. The heat spell has already broken in France and Germany and farther east. Enjoy that world!
PJ Blumenthal is right about heading down to Siracusa but not just for the weather. Filled with organic restaurants, the ancient (as in Greek) mostly pedestrian neighborhood of Ortigia is on an island in the middle the port. One of the best street markets in Italy (swordfish, spices, fresh everything). Sicilians will tell you Ortigia is a joy. Worth an overnight stay! Depending on your itinerary, you might want to consider heading around to the north side of Etna and from Milazzo taking a ferry out to Lipari or Stromboli (Homer’s Aeolean Islands). Stay a couple days. Wherever you go, eat lots of arancini!
As it happens we are doing Siracusa tomorrow. Also Noto. We'll look for Ortigia and those organic restaurants... thanks! But we've already had enough arancini to last the entire two week trip.
Pictures of food. Have you run into Stanley Tuchi? Best sunblock is La Roche-Posay 100. The French use minerals not chemicals like the American makers.
No Tucci yet. Just a lot of tourists.
Maybe you should head down to Siracusa now. It may or may not be a bit cooler, but there are plenty of things to see. High 80s? That's not so warm. Just wait for July and August. The heat spell has already broken in France and Germany and farther east. Enjoy that world!
Doing Siracusa tomorrow. Also Noto. Yeah, July and August would do me in. Don't know how other people handle it.
Hope you stay in Siracusa a few days. Noto can be seen in a day. There's a bus from Siricusa to Noto (unless you've rented a car.
When you return perhaps share a few recipes!☺️
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Query. Does the Sicilian pesto also include basil?
Oops. How could I have forgotten to include that? Of course it does.