Roots n’ tours

My way to Sicily provides a unique travel experience for those who are eager to know more about their family history and ancestral origins.

Envision the fullness in your heart as you share photos with family you never knew existed or walk the cobblestoned streets through your ancestors’ village to the church where your great-great-grandfather was married.

Enjoy visiting the place where your ancestors lived, our heritage trips provide you the opportunity to experience the culture of your heritage and create memories for future generations.

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"Sicily is cinema"(Leonardo Sciascia)
Thanks to its beautiful natural landscapes, to the fascinating ancient villages, to its cities rich in art and history, Sicily has always offered beautiful locations to the directors, from Tornatore films to those of Luchino Visconti, passing through the godfather by Francis Ford Coppola.

We discover the Sicilian cities that have been the stage for the most famous films.

Movie tourism offers the opportunity not only to see the locations of the most famous movies filmed in Sicily, but also to revive the emotions evoked by the films and discover some unknown little villages.

We report below only a few of the most representative films:

La terra trema by Luchino Visconti (1948). Capomulini e Acitrezza picturesque seaside villages.
Il Gattopardo by Luchino Visconti (1963). Palermo, Boscogrande, Cimminà e Cefalù.
Il Padrino by Francis Ford Coppola (1972). Forza d’Agrò, Savoca e Fiumefreddo characteristic villages.
Nuovo cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore (1988). Palazzo Adriano charming village Ventimiglia family
castle in Castelbuono e Cefalù.
Malena by Giuseppe Tornatore (2000) The intriguing Ortigia island and Noto, the white cliff of Scala dei Turchi near Porto Empedocle (Agrigento)
Baaria by Giuseppe Tornatore (2009) Bagheria village
Il commissario Montalbano by Andrea Camilleri (1999) The ravishing Ragusa Ibla e Scicli
Il postino by Massimo Troisi (1994). The enchanting Salina island
I cento passi by Marco Tullio Giordana (2000) Palermo town
La Mafia Uccide solo d’estate by Pierfrancesco Diliberto detto Pif (2013) Palermo town

In guerra per amore by Pierfrancesco Diliberto detto Pif (2016) Erice magnificent medieval village , Trapani salt flats, Scala dei Turchi white cliff, Custonaci amazing village.
L’uomo delle stelle by Giuseppe Tornatore (1995) Ragusa Ibla glamorous old town and Monterosso Almo, Marzamemi picturesque seaside village

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Sicily is the region with the most ancient tradition in wine making. So ancient to fade into the mythological legend: the image of Ulysses Odysseus- generously serving cups of wine to the giant Polyphemus has deeply marked the collective imagery of western world.

Afterall the monster with a single front eye, who throws big rocks into the Ionian sea, is just a symbolic figuration of a crater (or the volcano itself) as it was appearing to the eyes, fascinated and frightened, of the first Greek settlers who arrived in Sicily back in the 8th century BC.

No wonder, then, if the association of wine-volcano has a long lasting appeal, deeply rooted, as it is witnessed by the coins minted 5 centuries B.C. and the presence of qualities of grapes that were cultivated here in the remote past, and also ancient mores related to the harvest and wine making.

It is not a case that the mythological name of this land was Enotria, before being named "Trinacria" by the Greeks. Wine has continued ever since to be a permanent distinctive sign of the territory, regarding both the agriculture and the economy.

In the last decades a radical innovation has improved the quality of the product, together with the introduction of new qualities of vines, with surprising excellent results.

So the attractions of Etna are not confined to geology and vulcanology of the highest active volcano in Europe but they also encompass a rewarding range of tastes for the delight of the tourist gourmand.

The landscape, rich and varied, does not provide only dreadful lava fields, but shows also an extraordinary richness of lush vegetation, often marked by typical coltures.

Local country fairs from time to time propose the authentic tastes of the volcano: Together with wine, main actor of the scene, the chestnuts, the mushrooms from the woods, the pistachio from Bronte, the cactus of Belpasso and Biancavilla, honey from Zafferana, the hazelnuts from the valley of the Alcantara Riviera.

The itinerary we propose aims to combine the enjoyment of the Etnean landscape with the tasting of typical local products.

The excursion will touch the most suggestive places on the volcano.

After admiring the woods, craters and ancient and recent lava flows, stop at a winery on the eastern slope to visit the vineyard, the cellars and taste a good glass of Etna Rosso, accompanied by typical Sicilian dishes that are best suited to the season: caponata, parmigiana, stuffed omelettes, aubergine timbale, olives, cold meats and cheeses.

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A different way to discover a new culture from the inside and enjoy the authentic Sicilian food. An appetizing menu to make you discover one of the most celebrated attraction of Sicily

An appetizing menu to make you discover one of the most celebrated attraction of Sicily: its gastronomic tradition!

The host selected is pleased to meet you and share his food story with you, preparing a “from farm to fork” menu, selecting according with the season the best Sicilian Bio product, to provide you a unique menu.

A rewarding social eating experience aiming to savor delicious Sicilian recipes in a pleasant and friendly atmosphere.

Menu provides: Appetizers, starter, main course, dessert, drinks, digestive liqueur, coffee.

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