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Pasta Course ...

... penne with a bolognese sauce, and penne alla Norma. The bolognese sauce was excellent, with delightful flavours of celery and carrot. The Norma is a Sicilian specialty and was decent, but couldn't hold a candle to the similar dish we found in Naples. You could tell the pasta was not made fresh on the premises, but at 10 Euros each for this much food, who cares?
Etna

July 20th 2012
Geo: 37.7153, 14.9867Mount Etna represents unfinished business for me in Sicily, a place I didn't have the time to visit last time around, nor the funds to do a proper tour of the famous volcano. The six-year wait was worth it, as Etna did not disappoint, probably because of our excellent guide, Paolo, from a tour company called Etna Experience. Recommended by the owners of 5 Balconi, our ... read more
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Italian Flag Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
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