The traditional Modican cuisine can be very complex at times, especially if we refer to holiday recipes. Modican macaroni is a first-course option that always gets a place of honor at Sunday lunches, although it was originally created as a Mardi Gras recipe. That’s [...]
Walking through the city of Modica you might feel like you are on the set of a costume movie: the Baroque art that decorates the downtown buildings embark the visitors on a journey back to the past. The memory of the city doesn’t lie [...]
Among the feuds in Eastern Sicily, the County of Modica was one of the largest: the local Jewish community, which according to a census taken in 1492 was about a twentieth part of the whole Jewish population of the Island, was giving a big [...]
The Solemnity of All Saints, celebrated on November 2nd every year, is one of the most cherished feast days in Sicily: even if it is known as a “commemoration of the dead”, the island celebrates it with a zeal that is unique from the [...]
Modica does not only have a cultural and monumental heritage of international importance, but also a remarkable natural and panoramic value. Fall is the best season if you want to enjoy the colors of nature while you are taking a walk in Modica, discovering [...]
Some Sicilian recipes clearly reveal their Arabic origin, far in time and deep-rooted: the Cubbaita is a typical Sicilian dessert whose name comes from the Arabic word “quibbiat” which means “with almonds”. The recipe and method of making this almond brittle varies delightfully from [...]
When we think of Sicily, the first thing that pops in our mind is an image of the sea lashing against the shore: then, just like in front of a colorful mosaic, we start to install the tiles of its thousand-year old history, of [...]
The noble town of Modica, a Sicilian Baroque work of art, shows traces of its Hellenic past: this town, which the Greeks called Μότυκα, dates back to the 23rd century and it was populated by the Siculi. According to the historians Ellanico and Filisto, [...]
The Mediterranean Sea attracts thousands of tourists every year: Sicily, surrounded by the warm waters of this sea, is one of the most loved destinations. Eastern Sicily, in particular, is full of breathtaking shores: three beaches (Marina di Ragusa, Pozzallo and Ispica’s ones), in [...]
Two patron saints compete for the old Hercules’s town: Saint George and Saint Peter. For centuries the citizens of Modica have been dived into the “Sangiuggiari” and the “Sampittrari”; each group is intensely attached to its protector saint. St. George Feast Day is celebrated during [...]
