The salt pans of Sicily
The salt pans of Sicily were exploited in antiquity and reached the height of their importance in the 19th century, when salt was exported as far as Norway. The long periods of sunshine (five or six months a year) and […]
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The Marsala wine
The Marsala wine, which is made in the homonym town, really needs little introduction. It is probably better if we explain the importance and the sorts of these aperitif and after dinner Marsala wine, which are also drunk for the […]
Marsala
Marsala historical facts. The name Marsala is Arabic and derives from : Marsa alì or Marsa Allah (the port of Alì or God). Some traces of the old Arab town can still be seen in the modern urban layout. However, […]