The port of Licata lies along Sicily’s southern coast. Licata, I learned during a short visit in early July, was where allied (mostly American? at least there are some things from the long past that one can still have a shred of national pride in?) troops landed to begin the push into Italy during WWII. I was there for work reasons (link here to a recent public communication related to that part of our work), and it’s clear that I must also spend some time being a tourist in Sicily soon! Such beautiful landscapes, towns and historic buildings spanning milennia. 🙂
Local residents – women, as the story goes – gather in the library here in Licata (on Sicily’s southern coast) to make these beautiful needlepoint decorations the adorn Licata’s already-lovely streets at certain festivals. Forget which saint’s festival these were for, but goodness, aren’t they lovely?!?
The beautiful Sicilian countryside during an evening bus ride from Palermo down to Licata 1-1/2 weeks ago. I’m currently in a very different part of the world, again for work, and photos from here will appear at some point, one hopes… 🙂
(so much world, so little time....) 