Contributions of the group Sicilia - Sicily - Sicile - Sizilien

Siesta

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:49:50 +0000

Angelofruhr has posted:

sicile

nobody@ipernity.com (Philippe Collard) — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 07:23:06 +0000

Philippe Collard has posted:

environ de CALTABELLOTTA

Blick von Enna nach Calascibetta - HFF (PiP)

nobody@ipernity.com (Christian H.) — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:39:31 +0000

Christian H. has posted:

Falcone & Borsellino.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:05:45 +0000

Annemarie has posted:

A bit of italian recent history..........

HAPPY FRIDAY!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Falcone

Giovanni Falcone 18 May 1939 – 23 May 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate.[1][2] From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia.
His life parallels that of his close friend Paolo Borsellino.
They both spent their early years in the same neighbourhood in Palermo. Though many of their childhood friends grew up in an environment in which the Mafia had a strong presence, both men fought against organised crime as prosecuting magistrates.[3] They were both killed in 1992, a few months apart. In recognition of their tireless effort and sacrifice during the anti-mafia

Balconi della Vucciria.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 07:31:05 +0000

Annemarie has posted:

Happy Friday and peaceful weekend!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vucciria_market

1943

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:35:09 +0000

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Palermo_in_World_War_II

On 1 March 1943, thirty-six bombers of the 12th Air Force dropped 94 tons of bombs over the harbour: of Palermo; the objective was hit, disabling the drydock and sinking the destroyer Geniere and some smaller vessels, but once again part of the bombs fell on the city, hitting among other things the Cathedral.

Euch allen ein frohes Osterfest !

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 07:39:14 +0000

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Frühling im Tal der Tempel

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:00:39 +0000

Angelofruhr has posted:

Frühling im Tal der Tempel - HFF

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:24:57 +0000

Angelofruhr has posted:

bepflanzt und vergessen

nobody@ipernity.com (Ernst Doro) — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:20:08 +0000

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gesehen in Syrakus (Sizilien)

Wäscheleinen und Antennen

nobody@ipernity.com (Gatto N.) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:01:34 +0000

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Ein Spaziergang in Syrakus - HFF

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:42:40 +0000

Angelofruhr has posted:

Knubbel - HBM

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 08:50:45 +0000

Angelofruhr has posted:

Chiesa San Cataldo

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:01:05 +0000

Angelofruhr has posted:

Chiesa di San Cataldo

Palermo - Chiesa di San CataldoEin optischer Blickfang auf der Piazza Bellini sind die drei leuchtend roten Kuppeln der Kirche San Cataldo. San Cataldo zählt zu den letzten Basiliken auf Sizilien im normannischen Baustil. Während der Regentschaft Wilhelm I. in Sizilien baute sein oberster Minister Maio von Bari die Kirche San Cataldo zwischen 1154 und 1160.

Absturz

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:50:51 +0000

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Dioskurentempel im Valle dei Templi - HFF!

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:24:50 +0000

Angelofruhr has posted:

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nobody@ipernity.com (Gatto N.) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:48:13 +0000

Gatto N. has posted:

In Cefalu - HFF

nobody@ipernity.com (Angelofruhr) — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:33:36 +0000

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Tindari - Santuario di Tindari

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:01:23 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

Tindari has a long Greek and Roman history and was already a bishop's seat in ancient times. In 836 it was destroyed by the Arabs. In 1094 the present settlement was founded, destroyed during the Sicilian Vespers (1282), rebuilt and destroyed again by pirates.

Where the great pilgrim church rises on its prominent hill above the wide bay of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Greeks already had their acropolis. The Black Madonna of Tindari is venerated in the Roman Catholic pilgrimage church, built in the 1950s around a smaller, older church. According to tradition, the image of the Santuario came to Sicily in the 8th/9th century from Constantinople, where iconoclasm had broken out. Today it is named "Nera di Tindari".

Legend has it that the image washed up in a box. The portrait bears the inscription NIGRA SUM SED FORMOSA ("I am black, but beautiful").

I have already uploaded a lot of photos from previous trips to Sicily. Now I will add only a few. If you want to see more, follow this link:

www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/album/1238300

Cefalù - Duomo di Cefalù

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:30:38 +0000

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Sicily, the largest Mediterranean island, has a long history, that starts around 8000 BC, but later there were Phoenician, Carthaginian, Greek, and Roman periods. After the Roman Empire had fallen apart the Vandals tried to take over the island but failed. Finally, the Ostrogoths took possession.

Mid of the 6th century Sicily was conquered by troops of the Byzantine Empire. After the advent of Islam, Sicily got attacked by Arab forces. Raids seeking loot continued until the mid-8th century.

A Muslim army was sent to the island in 827 but met with much resistance. So it took a century to conquer it and even later revolts constantly occurred

In 1038 the Byzantines invaded the island supported by Norman mercenaries, led by Roger. In 1072, after the siege of Palermo, most of Sicily was under Norman control. Roger´s son Roger II raised the status +of the island to a kingdom in 1130. During this period, the Kingdom of Sicily was prosperous and powerful,

The court of Roger II became melting out of culture from Europe and the Middle East. This attracted scholars, scientists, artists, and artisans. Muslims, Jews, Greeks, Lombards, and Normans cooperated and created some extraordinary buildings.

In 1186 the last descendant of Roger, Constance of Sicily married Emperor Henry VI, the second son of Barbarossa. So the crown of Sicily was passed on to the Hohenstaufen Dynasty. Frederick II, the only son of Constance, was crowned King of Sicily at the age of four in 1198. He became "Stupor Mundi", one of the greatest and most cultured men of the Middle Ages.

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A settlement is known here since Greek times and the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus first mentioned the place under the then-name Cephaloidion in 396 BC. Later Cicero speaks of it as apparently a flourishing town, enjoying full municipal privileges.

After the fall of the Empire, the town was Byzantine, but like the whole island was soon subject to Arab incursions.

Around 858 the city was conquered by the Arabs and was part of the Emirate of Sicily for about 200 years. In 1063, the Normans captured it. Under Roger II of Sicily, the city center was moved it from its almost inaccessible position on top of the Rocca di Cefalù to the foot of the limestone rock and in the 12th century, Cefalù experienced its heyday.

The layout of the old town was created in the 12th century with the Norman church in the center. The street system was laid out in a grid pattern around it. The majority of the houses in the old town date back to the 16th century.

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The cathedral was planned by Roger II. The cathedral was to become his burial church. Construction began in 1131, but work was subsequently interrupted several times. In 1240 the facade was completed. The projecting part of the facade dates from 1472 and is the work of Ambrogio da Como. Together with the Arab-Norman Palermo and Monreale Cathedral, the church was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2015.

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I have already uploaded a lot of photos from previous taken in Cefalù. Now I will add only a few. If you want to see more, follow this link:
www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/album/1333402