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Sicily

Season 1 Episode 101 | 26m 57s

Alessandra travels to Sicily to learn about the modern royalty and craftsmen that represent the historic charm of the region. Visit the workshop of a puppet maker, a cart painter, and a coral carver; get exclusive access to palaces; explore culinary gems that include salt pans, granita, a fish market, and Marsala wine; discover Europe’s oldest archeological site; see a spectacular historic parade.

Aired: 05/04/20
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Transforming wood into art; castle tours; cooking sheep dishes; tasting local gin.
Stunning Matera; colorful Carnival; foundry art; embroidery; making wine; Nativity scenes
Architectural wonders; musical stones; a goldsmith, a sea silk embroiderer; and more.
Artisans make cameos, embroidery, and more; archeological underwater park.
Ancient methods for making bells, cheese and bag pipes; pre-Roman archeological sites.
Renaissance-era craftsmanship; an architectural wonderland; and making Tuscan biscuits.
Street art district; the Pyramid; Palazzo Colonna; medieval Viterbo; and ghost village.
Maiolic ceramics; Good Friday procession; fishing; artisans use copper, stone, and more.
Behind-the-scenes at the masquerade; making ceramic pipes; Murano glass; historical dances
Skilled artisans carry on family tradition making bread, cheese, glass lamps, and more.
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Renaissance-era craftsmanship; an architectural wonderland; and making Tuscan biscuits.
Stunning Matera; colorful Carnival; foundry art; embroidery; making wine; Nativity scenes
Architectural wonders; musical stones; a goldsmith, a sea silk embroiderer; and more.
Ancient methods for making bells, cheese and bag pipes; pre-Roman archeological sites.
Transforming wood into art; castle tours; cooking sheep dishes; tasting local gin.
Artisans make cameos, embroidery, and more; archeological underwater park.
Street art district; the Pyramid; Palazzo Colonna; medieval Viterbo; and ghost village.
Behind-the-scenes at the masquerade; making ceramic pipes; Murano glass; historical dances
Maiolic ceramics; Good Friday procession; fishing; artisans use copper, stone, and more.
Skilled artisans carry on family tradition making bread, cheese, glass lamps, and more.