“Sicilians build things like they will live forever and eat like they will die tomorrow.”

—Plato, 4th century BC

We drove, walked and most importantly ate (!) our way around the island of Sicily. As the homeland of Kate’s great grandparents, we’ve now learned more of Sicily as a place filled with people and land who have experienced centuries of violence, conquest and yet rebirth over and over again.

Roadtrip begins on the west coast

Trapani fish market

Salt flats in Trapani

First of many gelato

Lucky enough to stay on an olive grove - Mandranova Olive Oil

Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

Men on their evening stroll in Favara

A view from the Greek temples out to the Mediterranean

A 500+ year old olive tree overlooking Temple of Concordia

Chocolate shopping in Modica

Sandwich please

Afternoon granita

Sunset in Ortigia

Ragusa (and many other towns already getting holiday ready)

Noto Cathedral (every town has many many many churches)

The largest Greek theatre of the ancient world is in Syracuse

Fresh fish everywhere to buy

Fresh fish everywhere to eat

Iron Shadows by Mitoraj: the broken face placed in the large niche reminds us of the harshness of reality in a place that has been a theatre of captivity and labour, in the quarry that the Greeks used to build Syracuse. But the inscription "Osirion" reminds us of a faraway place, which is also a place of the soul where we can find a foothold in dreams, poetry and hope.

We hiked up to nearly 10,000ft on Mt. Etna in the snow and it was absolutely amazing (and absolutely challenging)

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story can make all the difference

Fountain of Diana in Ortigia

We drove over 1000km in total on highways, many tiny roads and back roads