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TRAVEL
A mural in the center of town highlights a Sicilian “carretto” and modern Vespa.
A view of Graniti, which is nestled among the mountains of the northeast portion of Sicily.
Sicilian carretto. Sicily’s “carretto” is a histor- ical cart whose origins date back to the early 1800s, and also one of the region’s symbols. There is also a scene of neighbors conversing as a young boy watches a mouse climbing up a wall.
One afternoon we wandered through the
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campo santo (cemetery) where my husband paid his respects to relatives who have passed and where I marveled as usual at the familial connections. People in the town can tell
you who they are related to, often to great- great grandparents and cousins many times removed. My husband is not asked what
he does for a living or where he lives, but to whom he is related. This may seem quaint to us, but it is the glue that binds communities together.
In the next issue I will be taking you along to the towns of Punta Secca, Modica, Noto, Ragusa, Scicli, Savoca, Montalbano di
Ellicona and Ortigia. These were places I had never visited before, and they may be off the beaten track, but they offer both a vision of the history of Sicily and modern-day trends that reflect the soul of this island. IAH
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