"It used to be that a visit to Sicily was part of the Grand Tour of Europe undertaken by such luminaries as Wagner and Goethe. Closer to our time, Sicily has become a destination in itself. It is also a point of reference, and an especially attractive destination, for millions of Sicilian descendants in the diaspora of Sicilians who for one reason or another left Sicily two or three generations ago. In such cases a visit to this magical place takes on the nature of a pilgrimage."
Betsy Vincent Hoffman's lively travel memoir, DREAMING OF SICILY, describes this kind of experience. The book is beautifully illustrated with 39 original watercolor paintings by Kathleen Citrolo Gwinnett, also a second generation Sicilian-American who has painted her way across the entire island of Sicily. Though not intended as a guide book in itself, DREAMING OF SICILY is a useful introduction to Sicily, especially for the armchair traveler.
- Vincenzo Salerno in a review of this book for Best of Sicily Blog
Betsy Vincent Hoffman's lively travel memoir, DREAMING OF SICILY, describes this kind of experience. The book is beautifully illustrated with 39 original watercolor paintings by Kathleen Citrolo Gwinnett, also a second generation Sicilian-American who has painted her way across the entire island of Sicily. Though not intended as a guide book in itself, DREAMING OF SICILY is a useful introduction to Sicily, especially for the armchair traveler.
- Vincenzo Salerno in a review of this book for Best of Sicily Blog
