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May 2006
As promised.....new pools 

The first quarter of 2006 has seen several Think Sicily owners busy overseeing the installation of splendid pools at their properties.

And although we are aware that we've been keeping you waiting for pictures, I'm sure you'll agree, if you click on the links below, that the wait has been worth it. 

Ai Mulini   Il Borghetto   Villa Farli'   Villa Respiro

New Think Sicily properties for May 2006

The search for the best never stops and we are proud to present the newest additions to our portfolio. Whilst being different in character, location and style, they all have one thing in common.....thinkSicily class! See more > >
Recipe of the month: Nero di Seppia

This month's recipe is spaghetti with nero di seppia (pieces of cuttlefish cooked in cuttlefish ink), one of the most instantly recognisable of any dishes thanks to its jet black colour. The ink, however, is also extremely tasty and gives a lovely tang to the dish, which is ideally accompanied by a cold bottle of Sicilian white. Recipe > >

The Sicilian Flag

The Sicilian flag has a long history dating back at least until the Sicilian Vespers in 1282. The two main colours, red and yellow, represented, respectively, Palermo and Corleone, the two founding cities of the confederation against the Angevin rulers (Corleone was one of the island's most important agricultural centres at the time). The three legs of the..... Read more > >
Passito di Pantelleria: May's wine of the month

A supreme dessert wine, Passito di Pantelleria is produced from Zibibbo grapes, introduced to the island by the Arabs, who cultivated them to produce raisins (in Arabic, zibibbo means "dried bunch"). After the harvest on 15th August the grapes are laid out to dry in the sun and wind for 3-4 weeks so as to concentrate their sugar levels and aromatic characterstics.  Read more > >

Dammusi, the Daughter of the Wind and an elephant.......
Pantelleria!

Pantelleria, whose name derives from the Arabic "Bint-al Rion" - Daughter of the Wind - is one of Sicily's most characteristic minor islands. Not part of an archipelago like the Egadis or the Aeolians, Pantelleria is considerably closer to North Africa than to Europe. Its rocky coastline, sometimes dramatic, sometimes gentle, extends for just over 31 miles but encapsulates a great deal.

Historically speaking, like most islands in the middle of the Mediterranean, a great many dominating civilisations (including the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Arabs and the Spanish) have come and gone, all leaving their mark in a mesh of interwoven cultures. Read more > > 

thinkSicily properties: Dammuso Tramonto