{"id":62645,"date":"2022-04-24T15:36:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T13:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?post_type=proposta&#038;p=62645"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:28:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:28:52","slug":"treat-yourself-to-a-christmas-in-sicily","status":"publish","type":"proposta","link":"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/proposta\/treat-yourself-to-a-christmas-in-sicily\/","title":{"rendered":"TREAT YOURSELF TO A CHRISTMAS IN SICILY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Soak up the view of the sea glinting in the sunlight before heading downhill on your <a href=\"\/en\/?p=13121\"><strong>skis<\/strong><\/a> or snowboard. You can slalom from the ski resorts on <strong>Mount Etna<\/strong> at the centre of the <a href=\"https:\/\/parcoetna.it\/\"><strong>Etna Park<\/strong><\/a> to <strong>Piano Battaglia<\/strong> in the <a href=\"\/en\/?p=4349\"><strong>Madonie Mountains<\/strong><\/a>. Sicily has it all. It is also possible to go snowshoeing on the <a href=\"\/en\/?p=4351\"><strong>Nebrodi<\/strong><\/a> and when the temperature drops below zero, you can find yourself in the middle of a surreal postcard, with <strong>Lake <\/strong><strong>Maulazzo<\/strong> completely frozen.<\/p>\n<p>The intimate and spiritual <strong>traditions<\/strong> are what makes the Christmas atmosphere in Sicily so special. One of the most evocative festivals in December is celebrated in <a href=\"\/en\/?p=2207\"><strong>Syracuse<\/strong><\/a> in honour of <a href=\"\/en\/?p=10787\"><strong>Santa Lucia<\/strong><\/a>. Part of the <strong>patronal celebrations<\/strong> include the preparation of <em><strong>cucc\u00eca<\/strong><\/em>, a typical dessert made from boiled wheat and ricotta or milk cream.<\/p>\n<p>Moments including the <strong>Novena<\/strong>, celebrated in the early hours of the morning, make Christmas an occasion of catharsis and rebirth. The small villages in Sicily are the guardians of a hidden and rare beauty and they conceal <strong>treasures of priceless value<\/strong>. In the heart of the villages you will experience <strong>the well known hospitality of the inhabitants<\/strong> and discover the <strong>artisan shops<\/strong> with their <strong>niche products<\/strong>. Here you can easily come across <strong>living or traditional nativity scenes<\/strong>, in miniature or life-sized, set up in the squares and alleyways.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas in Sicily offers the perfect opportunity <strong>to go shopping<\/strong> <strong>in the decorated main streets of the <\/strong><strong>cities<\/strong>. <strong>Via Roma in <a href=\"\/en\/?p=364\">Palermo<\/a>, Corso Italia in <a href=\"\/en\/?p=358\">Catania<\/a>, and Viale San Martino in Messina<\/strong> are some of the most famous locations. While out of town, the <strong>large shopping centres<\/strong> are the favourite destination for those who shun the city traffic. The main places of cultural interest in Sicily including the <strong>theatres and museums<\/strong> offer <strong>spectacular seasonal <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/category\/natale-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">events and concerts<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sicily offers you endless opportunities to create magical memories to cherish forever. Enjoy moments of carefree beauty in Sicily, the jewel in the Med.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":48248,"template":"","categories":[1935,2102,2360],"luogo":[1860,1862,1864,1859,1865,1866],"stagione":[1876],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>TREAT YOURSELF TO A CHRISTMAS IN SICILY - Visit Sicily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TREAT YOURSELF TO A CHRISTMAS IN SICILY - Visit Sicily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/proposta\/treat-yourself-to-a-christmas-in-sicily\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Sicily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsicily.info\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-13T17:28:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Natale-Sicilia-ph-F.Sessa_-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@VisitSicilyOP\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/proposta\/treat-yourself-to-a-christmas-in-sicily\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/proposta\/treat-yourself-to-a-christmas-in-sicily\/\",\"name\":\"TREAT YOURSELF TO A CHRISTMAS IN SICILY - 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