2024-09-04 15:24:00
“Sicily is the most beautiful region in Italy, an unheard of orgy of colors, perfumes and lights,” Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, once said. is in the south of Italy anyway. Oscar Wilde and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe are also among the famous lovers. But what is the great attraction of the Italian island, which, among other things, is home to the most active volcano in Europe – Mt. Etna – and has become famous for its mafia history on the one hand and legendary street food in the market in Palermo on the other?
Sicily as an island of contrasts
That’s what travel photographer Martin Engelmann wanted to find out – and he moved the center of his life to Sicily for several months. You walk through fishing villages, climb Mount Etna, make your way through Palermo and walk in the footsteps of the past. You get the result of this amazing journey in the picture. In his illustrated book “Sicily. Jewel in the Heart of the Mediterranean” he takes readers on a journey through an island that is distinguished by its differences. Mountains and seas. Modern and ancient. Culture and tourism.
Engelmann not only shows which places are hidden off the beaten tourist path on the island, but also always looks at the amazing history of Sicily. It is about alliances and conflicts, about war and peace – and yes, also about the mafia. Above all, the illustrated book shows that Sicily is much more than the reputation that preceded the island. Sicily is still dolce vita, but with an island charm.
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