Anyone who has followed this blog in the past will know that we love Rome, and being in Rome is the highlight of every trip to Italy for us.  I was even more excited about this stay in the Eternal City, as we had rented an apartment I always wanted to stay in.  Little did…

We continued to make our way through the Castello di Carini, or the Castle of Carini. One room contained a model of the castle, as it would have looked at the time of its completion. As you near the end of the visit to the castle, you proceed along a suspended walkway over what appears…

Near the local fruit and vegetable market, there stood an old, abandoned church. A local toy store had an unusual collection in its window, including the Kevin Relax Steffi Love Doll! The Castello di Carini, or the Castle of Carini, dates from 1075, and was built by the first Norman feudal lord, Rodolfo Bonello.  The…

The Duomo of Carini, pictured above, and also known as the Chiesa Madre Maria Santissima Assunta, is right in the middle of Piazza del Duomo, and was directly in front of our B&B.  The facade of the church dates from the 18th century, while the rest is from the 15th century.  We wanted to visit…