Summary "Mezzogiorno - Sicily" (120 min) is an exploration throughout Sicily. It is edited as three independent videos. "Living with Etna" (40 min) opens up in Catania, the second-largest city in Sicily. After a stroll on Mt. Etna, the everlasting menace for the cities on the eastern coast of Sicily, we visit Siracusa and we end up our visit in Noto, a city that represents the best example of the Sicilian baroque reconstructed after a devastating eruption of Mt. Etna in the 17th century. "Greeks, Romans and a Carthage General" (37 min) starts in Casale, where are located the best-preserved mosaics in Sicily. We go on the southern coastal city of Agrigento and visit the famous "Valle dei Templi" and continue to the ruins of Selinunte and to the medieval town of Erice ending up at Segesta temple, a rival of Selinunte. "Palermo, Palermo..." (51 min) takes a stroll in Palermo, the largest city in Sicily, where we visit Capela Palatina, its elegant squares and the crypts full of mummified corpses of the Capuchin Catacombs. Close to Palermo are two famous churches covered in Byzantine mosaics, the cathedral of Monreale and Cefalu. We cross through San Stefano de Camastra ending our tour in beautiful Taormina. View more details
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Flying Monk Films
Language : English
Filming locations : Sicily, Italy
Production companies : Flying Monk Films
Summary "Mezzogiorno - Sicily" (120 min) is an exploration throughout Sicily. It is edited as three independent videos. "Living with Etna" (40 min) opens up in Catania, the second-largest city in Sicily. After a stroll on Mt. Etna, the everlasting menace for the cities on the eastern coast of Sicily, we visit Siracusa and we end up our visit in Noto, a city that represents the best example of the Sicilian baroque reconstructed after a devastating eruption of Mt. Etna in the 17th century. "Greeks, Romans and a Carthage General" (37 min) starts in Casale, where are located the best-preserved mosaics in Sicily. We go on the southern coastal city of Agrigento and visit the famous "Valle dei Templi" and continue to the ruins of Selinunte and to the medieval town of Erice ending up at Segesta temple, a rival of Selinunte. "Palermo, Palermo..." (51 min) takes a stroll in Palermo, the largest city in Sicily, where we visit Capela Palatina, its elegant squares and the crypts full of mummified corpses of the Capuchin Catacombs. Close to Palermo are two famous churches covered in Byzantine mosaics, the cathedral of Monreale and Cefalu. We cross through San Stefano de Camastra ending our tour in beautiful Taormina. View more details
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Flying Monk Films
Language : English
Filming locations : Sicily, Italy
Production companies : Flying Monk Films