To start 2023 in the name of taste, you can participate in the XXIV Festival of the Black Pig of the Nebrodi in Longi, a mountain municipality in the metropolitan city of Messina, where it is possible to taste a real food excellence.
A wine tour among barrels and vineyards can also be done in December in Sicily, a land of ancient winemaking traditions, to taste the native Palermo wines shaped by the sun and the volcano.
Events and Christmas markets, the performance of Negramaro and that of Renzo Arbore & the Italian Orchestra, other concerts, performing arts and shows for everyone: the City of Messina takes the stage.
In December, the City of Olives and Temples celebrates the important Castelvetrano agri-food specialties with cultural events, stands, tastings, tours, entertainment and shows.
From the Immaculate Conception to New Year’s Eve in Castelbuono but also in other municipalities of the metropolitan city of Palermo unmissable events are held for those in search of excellence.
At the Palermo food and wine festival, the week before Christmas, you can simultaneously enjoy the pleasures of food and wine and the art of Sicily. Raise your glasses!
Rather than just being ferried across the Strait, it also makes economic sense to embark in Salerno for those who drive to Messina from some central and southern areas of the Italian peninsula.
From ancient Greece, to Sicilian-Norman art and the Liberty style passing through Caravaggio: these and other stops can be made in Messina … Let’s see them.
To get to Palermo there is the opportunity to travel by ship starting from various Italian port cities: why limit yourself to crossing the Strait of Messina?
There are daily ferries that cross the seas on the line from Naples to Palermo and vice versa; below there are useful details to get a precise idea of the route and to book.
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