sicilian life

Sicilian life feels completely at home after four days in Palermo.

Manifesta 12, which is a European nomadic biennial, capital of culture 2018, living in a typical Italian apartment overlooking the Golfo di Palermo and always and everywhere the most delicious Sicilian fresh food imaginable!

Today we climbed to the roof of the cathedral (with an amazing panoramic view of the city), we visited the market in Ballaro and found the cutest Huang pelican lamp from the eighties in a vintage shop.

We'll stay here for a while...

palais bahia

On the last day of our family & friends trip to Marrakech, we visited Palais Bahia.

Bahia Palace is a palace with lush walled gardens and pavilions, located in the medina of Marrakesh.

It was built in the late 19th century, intended to be the greatest palace of its time.
The name means "brilliance" and was intended to capture the essence of the Islamic and Moroccan style.
Painted wooden doors and ceilings and beautiful tiles everywhere.
One of the best elements of the Bahia Palace is the large courtyard, tiled with white marble and zellige tiles.

The oldest part of the palace (Dar Si Moussa) is my favorite, with a courtyard and a central garden with several fountains and cypress, orange, jasmine and banana trees. You should smell the orange blossom...

on the wall

Walls of Marrakech.

A random photo report, old and new, historic and modern, colorful and sober.