What Is It Like to Experience the Real Sicily Away from the Crowds? The Vista Alcantara Experience

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Experience the real Sicily. When people dream about Sicily, their imagination is often filled with familiar images. They picture elegant seaside hotels, crowded piazzas, bustling markets, colourful fishing boats and endless rows of sunbeds overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. They think of Taormina, Cefalù, Palermo and Syracuse. They imagine vibrant nightlife, fashionable restaurants and the constant […]

Etna: The Blessing and the Curse the Whole World Admires

A photo of Mount Etna in Sicily taken from Vista Alcantara Wellness Retreat

If you ask anyone in Sicily to describe Mount Etna, you will rarely receive a simple answer. Some will speak about her with affection, almost as if they were describing a lifelong companion, while others will tell stories of eruptions, earthquakes, ash-covered roads and sleepless nights. Farmers praise the extraordinary fertility of the land, while […]