SICILIANS ARE NOT ITALIANS!! (Sicily, Palermo)

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  • Sicilians are different to Italians, visit Sicily Palermo with me to find out why!!
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    In this episode I'm back in Sicily, Italy, this time exploring the capital of the region; Palermo, the local beach town of Mondello, and the Ancient Greek city of Agrigento. Palermo, Sicily, is a city full of character, authenticity and beautiful monuments which tell the story of its layered past. Sicily is a region in Italy which has been conquered by all the great civilisations, from the Greeks to the Romans, Arabs to Normans, the French and Spanish. Sicilian markets are crazy and this is where you can experience local life and the Sicilian culture. The nearest beach town is Mondello which is beautiful and a great way to witness local Sicilian beach life. I also take a trip to the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento which has some of the best preserved Ancient Greek temple ruins on the island! Sicily is a unique region in Italy, with a distinct history, cuisine, culture, language and personality!
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  • @Malini.Angelica
    @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +88

    Sicily has a long and complex history which has left its mark in the unique food, culture and language, it’s different from mainland Italy and Palermo the capital is an authentic city where you get a great idea of the Sicilian culture. What do you think of the video, did you imagine it to be like this? Leave a comment below!!
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    • @thewebhorse
      @thewebhorse Před měsícem +9

      Hi Angelica, I'm sicilian and I can witness my isle is a coffer plenty of treasures endless. Though I'm not so young even now rambling my land I keep finding news corners, new kind of food, hiden little beach, etcetera.
      As you surely realized, we sicilians have got a love and an unbreakable link with our land, hard to describe. Moreover, I like to highlight none of us feel to belong to Italy. The three colors flag is indifferent for us, our flag is Trinacria!
      Thank you very much anyway for show off our adorate land.

    • @D12Min
      @D12Min Před měsícem +15

      @@thewebhorse when I asked a Sicilian whether he feels Italian he was insulted because to them it was clear that they are Italian and saying otherwise was offensive for them. All Sicilians I know feel very much Italian.

    • @thewebhorse
      @thewebhorse Před měsícem +5

      First off thank you for the kind reply.
      I'll explain why that happened.
      Since Double Sicily Kingdom was joined to new country named Italy, sicilian was not only stolen of them wealth but even has been denigrating as inferiores.
      So easy can happens somebody misunderstands your question thinking you seek to insult him.
      Instead in his soul sicilian has an own proudness and nothing wich link him to Italy.
      When second war was over, in Sicily suddenly born an indipendence party wich worried a lot central government. The boss of that party was esiliated and Sicily, just to cool down that "revolutioning" movement got a peculiar indipendence..... After, truly that such privileges were unapplied.

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +1

      @@thewebhorsemy pleasure, glad you enjoyed and thanks for the comment!!

    • @modestacattaruzza7400
      @modestacattaruzza7400 Před měsícem +6

      ​@@thewebhorsewhy do you say that the three color flag is indifferent to you is behond me. Sicily is part of Italy, and you making a statement like that is not only offensive but childish as well. Grow up.

  • @liferdog3697
    @liferdog3697 Před měsícem +52

    My grandfather was born in Palermo in 1893 and immigrated to the United States with his widowed mother in 1910 to be with her brothers who left Sicily in 1900. I grew up with my grandparents in our house but sadly they rarely spoke of their life before coming to the US. Yet we did keep most of the Sicilian traditions especially the food and mannerisms (self reliance, determination and never tell anyone your business or what you are thinking). I will be traveling to Italy (last there in 1983) and will visit Palermo looking for long lost cousins.

    • @nodi1217
      @nodi1217 Před 26 dny

      Did you just make all this up

    • @bobbiemayers354
      @bobbiemayers354 Před 25 dny +4

      My grandparents came from Palermo n trapani I am planning trip also I would love to find our family that’s still there

    • @DK-rk4qs
      @DK-rk4qs Před 24 dny +6

      @@liferdog3697 thank you for sharing. This is correct. This is how Sicilians were raised… also to mind one’s own business. ☮️. Best of luck to you

    • @stefanogiuseppeingala9433
      @stefanogiuseppeingala9433 Před 23 dny +7

      A beautiful story. Your grandmothers and your uncles made America great.

    • @thewebhorse
      @thewebhorse Před 23 dny +4

      Hi my friend. I'm a proud sicilian and every time I heard story my heart starts to beat.
      How many stories, how much sorrow, and how much people has been forced to emigrate, but.... in any chance you know, that makes me emotional is that you Americans who have sicilian anchestors have that such pleasure to find out your roots and the place you anchestors come from.
      Some time ago I helped a woman from California to find the born certificate at office council of her grand grand father who expated on USA around 1900 like your grand parents. I let you imagine how emotional was that moment.
      I hope you can find your roots you too.
      Be proud of your anchestors they were very brave and strong. It wasn't at all easy!
      My best wish.

  • @Blurb111
    @Blurb111 Před 27 dny +48

    I’ve traveled a lot in my life and also know different places in Italy. Never ever I have been treated so well like in Napoli, Caserta and Salerno, not even in my own country. It was a short trip decades ago but never a day goes by without me thinking about them, they are going to live forever in my heart.

    • @fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied
      @fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied Před 26 dny +2

      Yes, they are a lot of fun in Napoli, and don’t mince words. I loved it.

    • @mikemulrennan7948
      @mikemulrennan7948 Před 21 dnem +4

      I lived in Napoli as a kid.. they are salt of the earth people

    • @gabrieljohannson6777
      @gabrieljohannson6777 Před 8 dny

      Both are no Muslim hell holes! I’ll never go back to Italy thanks to mass immigration.

  • @victorscarpulla2478
    @victorscarpulla2478 Před měsícem +46

    Sicily is where my parents came from. So proud of my heritage. Gotta love the people.

    • @nodi1217
      @nodi1217 Před 26 dny +2

      Sicilians are all Serbia's

    • @michaelinglese1766
      @michaelinglese1766 Před 22 dny

      ​@@nodi1217YOUR WACK

    • @JuniorJuni070
      @JuniorJuni070 Před 21 dnem

      please don’t take them serious
      easy europeans like to claim delusional things like turkish people do. norman aren’t serbian lol

    • @lindabridget49
      @lindabridget49 Před 14 dny

      My both parents family originates from Sicily too! Would love to travel there one day.

  • @pacopeso8474
    @pacopeso8474 Před 22 dny +36

    My great grandfather, James Francis Rosella was born in Palermo and moved to the USA in the mid 1800s. Passed away 1915 in Greenville, Mississippi. I did an ancestry test and found I am part Sicilian and North African

    • @dominicd7610
      @dominicd7610 Před 21 dnem +4

      Me too Half dads is from Naples,the other from Sicily,it turns out I’m Greek and North African as well

    • @Gideon_Judges6
      @Gideon_Judges6 Před 21 dnem +2

      Per favore accetta le mie condoglianze.

    • @pacopeso8474
      @pacopeso8474 Před 21 dnem +1

      @@dominicd7610 we just figured this out in the past twenty years thanks to the internet.

    • @pacopeso8474
      @pacopeso8474 Před 21 dnem +2

      @@Gideon_Judges6 grazi

    • @dominicd7610
      @dominicd7610 Před 21 dnem +1

      @@pacopeso8474 That’s exactly how I found out ..

  • @andrewcutajar1679
    @andrewcutajar1679 Před měsícem +85

    Love to my Sicilian brothers from Malta 🇲🇹

    • @peterm4486
      @peterm4486 Před měsícem +4

      @@andrewcutajar1679 I love Malta as well!

    • @lorysmarziomigliore5810
      @lorysmarziomigliore5810 Před měsícem +2

      🤝

    • @rufus2o
      @rufus2o Před měsícem +5

      A big hug to the Maltese Brothers from your Sicilians Brothers ❤🫂

    • @Goldenskies__
      @Goldenskies__ Před měsícem +4

      Hi, brother! ❤

    • @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy
      @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy Před měsícem +2

      Malta was originally inhabited by the pagan Phoenicians, who later converted to Catholicism,
      like mainland Phoenicia lka Maronite Catholic Lebanese. After them, came the Sicilians.

  • @EKORE1990
    @EKORE1990 Před měsícem +193

    To be precise, the Sicilians and the inhabitants of southern Italy are more Italian than the rest of Italy, which was conquered by German tribes (Langobardi ) in the 5th and 6th centuries AD. The inhabitants mainly of northern Italy are Germans of origin. In Sicily and southern Italy, on the contrary, the population share a lot in common with the Greeks who founded the first cities there in the 6th century BC. Greetings from Greece.

    • @ArmandoBellagio
      @ArmandoBellagio Před měsícem +21

      Yes, in Northern Italy there is a big Germanic influence, but I wouldn't say that Northern Italians are mainly Germanic. In Sicily you also had the Normans at some point who were also Germanic. And Greeks are also not Italians. It's all a big mix really.

    • @superelectric8834
      @superelectric8834 Před měsícem +12

      @@ArmandoBellagio6th BC there was no greeks. If you meant hellenic yes which were Illyrian tribes. Greeks came later when they formed their independence around 1820 thanks to the arvanitas people

    • @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy
      @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy Před měsícem +12

      @@ArmandoBellagio
      Don't forget the pagan Phoenicians, who settled in Sicily.
      First, came the 3 Italian mainland tribes: the Elymi, the Siculi, and the Sicels.
      Then, came the pagan Phoenicians lka the Lebanese, after them, the Greeks
      and some Cyprian Greeks,, following them the Romans. after them the Muslim
      North Africans, and lastly, the Norman Crusaders aka Viking descendants.
      Since the Greek Orthodox Church would not rebaptize the Cyprian Greeks,
      who had converted to Islam for economic reasons, to return to Christianity,
      they fled to the Roman Catholic Church in Sicily out of desperation and
      remained there.
      Unlike many Greek Sicilians, the Cyprian Greeks have Minoan (from Crete) DNA
      and Mycenean (from mainland Greece) DNA, both were ancient, advanced
      Greek tribes that were wiped out by natural disasters.
      As for the Muslim North Africans:
      Since the majority of Sicilians kept their dialect while the Muslims retained
      their Arabic language, the Normans were able to discern those that were
      the indigenous Sicilians. Then, the Muslims were peacefully transported back
      to their land of origin, some voluntarily converted and remained in Sicily.
      The Normans used Calabria as a holding station before returning them
      and many converted to remain there as well.
      When Sicily was occupied by the Muslims, they were treated like second class
      citizens with severe rules and penalties, inorder to induce conversion to Islam.
      Since their farmland was forcibly confiscated by them, they lived near the point of starvation.
      They also demolished their churches, that is why you will only find medieval churches.
      As for southern Italy, many have Northern Italian DNA, specifically from Liguria,
      and pagan Viking DNA. The people from the town, Benevento, which is east of Naples,
      have that DNA. I know because some of my relatives come from there.
      Since the Ligurians sided with Phoenician pagan Carthage's Hannibal
      against the brutal Romans during the Punic wars,
      the Romans transported their fellow Italians aka 40,000 Ligurians
      to that town. Later, the pagan Vikings looted that affluent town
      because they thought it was Rome. Some of them remained there
      and that accounts for the taller men.
      BTW: The average height of the ancient Roman soldier was 5 feet 8 inches,
      but the men in my family are at least 6 feet and the women are 5 feet 6-8 inches.
      That would account for the spike in height.
      My family is mostly Sicilian, with 70% Italian tribal DNA, plus Greek, Phoenician,
      and Viking DNA, and the other part is from Benevento, with Northern Italian
      Ligurian DNA, which accounts for some of us being fair
      with green eyes and red or blond hair.
      Ligurian DNA does not identify as being Germanic,
      it sits at the upper northwestern coast of Italy.

    • @chawquee
      @chawquee Před měsícem +5

      @@ArmandoBellagio Why you European are mean and try to avoid saying that we Tunisians brought you civlisians why are you so selective 8while us we do not ignore any nations contribution

    • @chawquee
      @chawquee Před měsícem +3

      @@SylvesterPeter-sf3fy 300 years we ruled you and founded palermo and before it under the Mighty Carthage we ruled you really european are deeply tribal mindset habibi without us you might have no reniassance nothing today and we ruled the greek too ...the world has changed with this mindset you will go back to the dark ages closed tribal mindset

  • @Bryan-lg3fn
    @Bryan-lg3fn Před měsícem +38

    Awesome VLOG , My father was stationed in germany when i was a kid and me and some mates (we were 17 years old ) hitchhiked to Sicily from Germany and spent a month in Sicily roaming around and also Sardinia . We were treated so nice by the locals . Memories ill never forget

  • @campanianrepublic82
    @campanianrepublic82 Před měsícem +217

    In Italy there are twenty regions that are very different from each other...Not just Sicily. Each region has its own culture, language, cuisine, mentality, etc. It's like the United States of America....New York is very different from Los Angeles!

    • @rufus2o
      @rufus2o Před měsícem

      Il solito Napoletano che si sente tagliato fuori,vai sotto i video di Napoli a criticare o a parlare del resto d'Italia

    • @marioarteaga3488
      @marioarteaga3488 Před měsícem +13

      You could say the same about Mexico . Any country that’s had influence from many different cultures

    • @FAMA-18
      @FAMA-18 Před měsícem +20

      @@mitch2620
      Your comment just made no sense, repeat again what you just said.
      For every newborn in Sicily is branded as an Italian national, so how is that not Italian.
      Yes, Sicilians are Italians. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region of Italy.

    • @FAMA-18
      @FAMA-18 Před měsícem +11

      @@mitch2620
      And don’t forget America is a citizenship not a nationality everybody came from somewhere that’s the difference .
      Where Italy and Sicily the region is a nationality.

    • @atanuphukon228
      @atanuphukon228 Před měsícem +3

      @@FAMA-18 please go through history so that you can understand what he meant. No hard feelings since that is history now, but it still have some significance on it's people and in the mainland too.

  • @michaelinglese1766
    @michaelinglese1766 Před 22 dny +10

    My grandfather was from Altavilla Milicia ,in Chicago we have a festival to there saint, its 123 years old. 14thousand people from his village migrated to Chicago

  • @thiaguinhooitodois2211
    @thiaguinhooitodois2211 Před měsícem +24

    I fell in love with Sicily. Very raw, friendly, amazing water and food. Can’t wait to go back.

  • @vipinnathc.h.4083
    @vipinnathc.h.4083 Před měsícem +45

    Italian is my most favourite European language. It's a pleasure to hear them speak

    • @kulcousy
      @kulcousy Před měsícem +2

      It's also pleasant to speak for this English speaker. The long vowel sounds are energizing. like chanting.

    • @lisamariebasile2685
      @lisamariebasile2685 Před 26 dny +2

      and many of the people in Palermo are speaking Sicilian, its own language :)

    • @fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied
      @fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied Před 26 dny +1

      I concur. It is so beautiful.

    • @marty8895
      @marty8895 Před 21 dnem

      ​@@kulcousy Italian doesn't have long vowels though

    • @kulcousy
      @kulcousy Před 20 dny

      @@marty8895Not by english definitions but in Italian vowels have mostly a single pronunciation. In English vowels are pronounced in various ways apart from how they are sound in "long" form. Thus English has more short vowels than Italian.

  • @petera618
    @petera618 Před měsícem +38

    I grew up in a Sicilian immigrant family from a town on the north coast of Sicily near Palermo. Immersed in traditions and speaking the dialect making frequent trips to visit relatives. I realized very early how we were set apart from my other non-Sicilian Italian immigrant friends. My mother's dishes from her province were considered really different almost "exotic" to them In contrast of what they were used to. The dialect incomprehensible with all the borrowed words from Greek, Arabic, French, and Spanish. Unfortunately, the original Sicilian is becoming more watered down with Italian with each generation and losing it's characteristics.

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +8

      I hope not, it’s very special ❤

    • @freddycalipari4242
      @freddycalipari4242 Před měsícem +1

      My best friend from childhood was Sicilian and he looked just like egyptian actor Ahmed El Sakka.

    • @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy
      @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy Před měsícem +4

      After Marxist Garibaldi unified Italy, a step closer to a NWO,
      Sicily's young were forced to assimilate and learn the Italian dialect.
      I noticed that Italian/Sicilian Americans are more cultural and traditional
      than mainland Italians because we were unaffected by unified Italy's imposed changes.
      We are the only conquered people that retained their identity despite many foreign influences,
      especially our Catholic faith and our dialect.
      Pasta con le sarde is one of my favorite Sicilian dishes, along with fried carduna.
      Zabaglione and panna cotta with raspberry sauce are my favorite Sicilian desserts.

    • @lisamariebasile2685
      @lisamariebasile2685 Před 26 dny +2

      Same! It is so unique. I hope it doesn't disappear into Italian. Recently, I heard the good news that Google Translate just included it on their options for translation. Schools here in NYC are teaching it, too. I think there is a small contingent of Sicilian-Americans trying to keep it alive as well.

    • @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy
      @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy Před 20 dny

      My favorite Sicilian dishes are pasta con le sarde and carduna, it's like a celery like eggplant.

  • @renyyantono1847
    @renyyantono1847 Před měsícem +14

    This coverage made me fall in love with Sicily even more. Various corners with various hustle and bustle are presented so beautifully beyond my imagination about Sicily.

    • @artlover7638
      @artlover7638 Před měsícem +1

      bella roga is not beautiful clothes, but instead it translate to beautiful product like vegetables, fruits or meats.

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem

      Thank you 🙏

  • @user-og2wt3le4j
    @user-og2wt3le4j Před 21 dnem +8

    Once you're outside Palermo you will see the beauty that is Sicily. Rural Sicily is amazing.

  • @Logoslover
    @Logoslover Před 24 dny +12

    Palermo was incredible! The beach so beautiful. The food amazing. Thank you for this enlightening video.

  • @TenThumbsProductions
    @TenThumbsProductions Před 23 dny +9

    Little Italy in Detroit was originally called Little Sicily because of all the Italian immigration in Detroit came from Sicily at the time.

  • @tonychavez2083
    @tonychavez2083 Před 24 dny +11

    your Italian speaking is beautiful as are you.. excellent video content!

  • @FerroAudio
    @FerroAudio Před měsícem +19

    I was born and used to live in a small village in Segesta and the beautiful Segesta Archeological Site opened my eyes to the diversity of the cultures that inhabited in Sicily. There was a church less than ten meters away of a mosque and both were dated to exist at the same time.

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +1

      Amazing, I’d love to visit that site in Segesta too, next time !

    • @FerroAudio
      @FerroAudio Před měsícem +2

      @@Malini.Angelica while you're at that part of Sicily, don't forget to visit Castellamarre-del-Golfo 😎

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +1

      @@FerroAudioI’ve actually been there before it is so beautiful!

    • @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy
      @SylvesterPeter-sf3fy Před měsícem +1

      The difference is that the invading people were Muslims, not the indigenous Sicilians.

    • @chawquee
      @chawquee Před měsícem

      but as usual European can not stand Muslims who brought them civilisation and killed all muslims and destroyed the mosques like the zionists does today same european racist mindset while we still have you churches untouched because we do ot hate christians and never forced them to change religion and even romans we did not destroy what they left though the savage roman destroyed the perl of the med sea Carthage hannibal encircled rome for 15 years but he did not destroy şit but rkomans destroy it everything and killed and burnt everything and killed everything how diiiiiiiisgusting culture you are frankly the arrogance

  • @salvation2979
    @salvation2979 Před měsícem +23

    Sicily has an insanely fantastic history

  • @BigBear59
    @BigBear59 Před měsícem +22

    I have 5 most favourite destinations in this world ….Sicily is for sure one of them ….lovely video Malini …thanks for sharing….until soon …..💕Alex🇬🇷

  • @user-xh9rz7rf8l
    @user-xh9rz7rf8l Před 21 dnem +10

    For us Greeks Neapolitans and Sicilians are like brothers, we have so many things in common.❤

  • @stefanosciandra1745
    @stefanosciandra1745 Před 22 dny +10

    Lovely! Just a quick mention of something I saw. At the very beginning the senior man used the word "ROBA" and you translated that as "we dress well" thinking of the Spanish "ROPA-CLOTHES", but "ROBA" in Italian means "STUFF", so what he meant is that they have nice stuff=ingredients

    • @AndreiBerezin
      @AndreiBerezin Před 21 dnem

      How can you not hear the difference between B and P?
      I guess that's why you never pronounce B and V properly

    • @ohrid59mk76
      @ohrid59mk76 Před 20 dny

      in ex - Yugoslavian lands we sey also ROBA for all kind of stuff !

    • @tonymarku8894
      @tonymarku8894 Před 20 dny +1

      Roba is albanian language old one

  • @arafi4192
    @arafi4192 Před měsícem +15

    Sicily is ancient historical place about lifestyle, food and others. You did explore very well with your good work 👍
    Stay safe and healthy 👌

  • @Trebor-17
    @Trebor-17 Před měsícem +16

    Beautiful video, but these concepts of Unique Regional Identity can be applied literally to every Italian Region (even between several Provinces or Municipalities of the same Region!). Every Italian Region is unique in many aspects, but always maintaining a bond that Unites Them All Together. Viva l'Italia e la Sicilia!

  • @GlocalAble
    @GlocalAble Před 21 dnem +5

    Allow me to clarify: when he says 'roba bella' at 5:45, he's talking about 'beautiful as good things', specifically *high-quality ingredients*, not clothing :) Just so you know, 'roba' in Italian means random things, it doesn't mean the same as 'robe' in French.

  • @abdullahozek8016
    @abdullahozek8016 Před měsícem +23

    This is a great video makes me remember a lot of things of the past and history and religion and my Greek and Italian friends back in London
    Thanks very much for your delicate presentation and introduction, I really enjoyed it

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +3

      So great to hear you enjoyed the video!! The history is fascinating n

    • @abdullahozek8016
      @abdullahozek8016 Před 23 dny +1

      @@Malini.Angelica yes, thank you

  • @johnkingsley9525
    @johnkingsley9525 Před 23 dny +4

    What I enjoyed most about your video was your bubbling efervescente personality along with your ability to switch from Italian to English with a British accent. I live in Costa Rica 🌴😎🌴 and there is a lot of Italian Expats so there is a lot of delicious Italian food here to feast on.

  • @emilioamaranto3914
    @emilioamaranto3914 Před měsícem +36

    when you come to Sicily and Italy you forget the rest of the world

    • @tasosvogiatzis3214
      @tasosvogiatzis3214 Před měsícem +2

      σιγά ρε μεγάλε!

    • @5Dicembre
      @5Dicembre Před měsícem

      ​@@tasosvogiatzis3214 stai a cuccia e pensa ai caxxi Tuoi.

    • @5Dicembre
      @5Dicembre Před měsícem

      ​@@tasosvogiatzis3214 stai a cuccia

    • @zeemc2751
      @zeemc2751 Před měsícem +3

      This is exactly what I'm searching for. Happy to read this comment 😁😃💖👍

    • @5Dicembre
      @5Dicembre Před měsícem

      ​@@tasosvogiatzis3214 o Greco perché non pensi agli Spartani?

  • @RonR
    @RonR Před měsícem +9

    Greetings Miss Angelica,
    I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you and your team for producing yet another outstanding video. I have always been fascinated by history, and your work has brought Sicily to the forefront of my interest.
    Thank you once again for covering so much in such a short time. Your ability to seamlessly adapt to the local culture is truly remarkable. I eagerly await your next video.
    Ciao Bella, until then.

  • @jennygibbons1258
    @jennygibbons1258 Před 19 dny +3

    Delightful 😊

  • @will5150
    @will5150 Před měsícem +7

    it's my favorite place i've ever visited. the food is just so delicious and the volcanoes are an amazing backdrop.

  • @shaheenbhoola
    @shaheenbhoola Před měsícem +5

    Fascinating travelogue showcasing a unique blend of architecture, cuisine, culture and people. Magic.

  • @sicilyny5375
    @sicilyny5375 Před měsícem +14

    Sicily was originally Greek, as you can see most of the architecture is Greece..we had Arabs, Spanish, Normandy, (Vikings) so many battles but even when we lost, we won...the Sicilians were strong, never gave up and generation after generation made Sicily their place..the "ignorant peasant" N.Italy tries to label us, couldn't be more wrong..The diet is a mix of all those who came to Sicily to take over, and even our dialect is diff than Italy. My family imported their olive oil from their olive groves for many centuries.
    I'm so proud to say I'm 98% Sicilian 2% Greek
    There >s no place like Sicily...and you are familia when you come there..no matter where you're from.

    • @arditbajraktari5631
      @arditbajraktari5631 Před měsícem +1

      During the Roman Republic, only parts of Sicily, on the east coast were Greek Colonies/cities. The rest were Pre-Italic, some Italic, with some Punic/Carthagenian mixed. Saying that Sicily is greek, is like Saying France is Greek, because Marseille, (Marasala) was originally a greek colony / city. The locals tended to live in the country side, while the colonizers, in the cities, behind the walls. Just because some cities were greek colonies, it doesn't make the local population (who mostly lived in the country side) as greek.
      The original Sicani, were Indo European (perhaps Illyrian / Messapic, mixed with the local pre-indo european population), and they didn't speak or had anything to do with greece. The greek colonizers came later on the 4BC. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicels

  • @lorettaorini8851
    @lorettaorini8851 Před měsícem +11

    In tutta l'Italia, se la suddividiamo in zone, troveremo differenze profonde tra l'una e l'altra: questo non vuole dire che "non sono Italia", o che alcune zone sono più o meno Italia: la bellezza dell'Italia è data anche da tutte queste meravigliose culture che si incontrano e si fondono tra loro, ognuna a formare un bellissimo puzzle. Lo so, per gli stranieri è inconcepibile, all'estero dove vai vai, è tutto uguale (quello che trovi a Mosca lo trovi pure a San Pietroburgo, lingua e usanze sono le stesse, nonostante siano lontane centinaia di chilometri). Ma siamo tutti italiani, e io sono orgogliosa di condividere la mia nazionalità con tutta questa gente meravigliosa!

    • @5Dicembre
      @5Dicembre Před měsícem +1

      Ma come glielo spieghi a sti paninari? 😂😂😂

    • @DK-rk4qs
      @DK-rk4qs Před 27 dny +2

      Ben detto! Non ha senso quel che dice lei- che [gli siciliani] non sono italiani?

    • @Blurb111
      @Blurb111 Před 27 dny +1

      In Brazil if you go from North to South you will feel like you are in two completely separate countries. I love Italy deeply by the way.

    • @lorettaorini8851
      @lorettaorini8851 Před 27 dny +1

      @@Blurb111 Certo, ma il Brasile è un continente, ed è grande quasi trenta volte l'Italia! Infatti la maggioranza dei brasiliani non conosce fisicamente il Brasile, se non la propria regione. Però anche noi italiani amiamo i fratelli brasiliani!

  • @maxkazzora4234
    @maxkazzora4234 Před 25 dny +3

    Thank you for sharing your experience in Sicily with us. Much appreciated.👏👏👏👍👍

  • @peterm4486
    @peterm4486 Před měsícem +9

    I can’t wait to see this!!!

  • @philipquick7423
    @philipquick7423 Před měsícem +4

    you really got the vibe of the place! Well done , Angelica! You're the first traveler in 40 years since Elizabeth David to get the feel of the place.

  • @Mrjjazz
    @Mrjjazz Před měsícem +12

    Exceptional Vlog Malini! Loved the classical cinematic intro. Thanks for always indulging us with such well crafted content.

  • @mohamedjebari2744
    @mohamedjebari2744 Před měsícem +7

    I love how u interact with local u are amazing ❤

  • @paul_domici
    @paul_domici Před měsícem +4

    God I can't believe this was over so fast!!! I need at least another hour! You should definitely be on TV!!! Thanks Malini!!!

  • @TiemposDePaz
    @TiemposDePaz Před měsícem +7

    Wow, I was just in Palermo last week! This is awesome! I haven't watched the video yet, but can't wait. I'll be back if I have additional comments after!

  • @martijnkeisers5900
    @martijnkeisers5900 Před měsícem +14

    The Sicilian flavor and spirit jumps out of the screen! ❤

  • @joselitorosales7227
    @joselitorosales7227 Před měsícem +21

    What I admire you the most you can spoke any language, very intelligent woman

  • @Boti880524
    @Boti880524 Před 14 dny +1

    Dear Angeloca! I love your videos. In next weekend i going back for third time to Sicily, and it"s planed de fourth trip. I love every moment, every second in Sicily.

  • @niveditasharma565
    @niveditasharma565 Před měsícem +4

    Another Sicily/Italy video! Love this

  • @Ohioboiquan
    @Ohioboiquan Před měsícem +4

    I went back in October, and to see this randomly pop up in my feed is so dope!

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +2

      Hope it brings back good memories 😊

    • @Ohioboiquan
      @Ohioboiquan Před měsícem +1

      @@Malini.Angelica it did for sure! 🤙🏾

  • @Asly65
    @Asly65 Před měsícem +6

    Many cultural similarities with coastal parts of Tunisia

  • @sergiopiparo4084
    @sergiopiparo4084 Před měsícem +4

    Thank you again for another Sicily trip keep it coming 💙

  • @junuc10
    @junuc10 Před měsícem +20

    I am of Spanish origin but grew up in NY in a Sicilian neighborhood where I became immersed in a culture very similar to my own.

    • @thewebhorse
      @thewebhorse Před měsícem +7

      Hello, I'm sicilian and I agree 100 % that you said.
      You know we sicilians, before Savoia came here we were under Spanish crown and, believe me, none of us doesn't regret that time and none of us is happy Savoia made Italy joining double Sicily Kingdom.
      History books keep saying a lot of nonsenses and fake news.

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +3

      That’s really cool! The cultures are similar for sure I definitely see the similarities and love both Spain and Italy!

    • @peterm4486
      @peterm4486 Před měsícem +2

      @@junuc10 Did you grow up in Staten Island like I did?

    • @junuc10
      @junuc10 Před měsícem +2

      @@peterm4486 I grew up in Westchester.

    • @FantasyandScienceFiction
      @FantasyandScienceFiction Před měsícem +3

      ​@@thewebhorseMa per favore...

  • @paulmarecki8639
    @paulmarecki8639 Před měsícem +7

    Great looking tomatoes

    • @Asly65
      @Asly65 Před měsícem

      It's called Costoluto Siciliano pomodori

  • @blessedramos7603
    @blessedramos7603 Před měsícem +3

    It’s my favourite out of some of the parts of Italy I’ve been to. Especially in the afternoon where they close the road in city centre and lots of food, stuff and music.

  • @williamlenihan7536
    @williamlenihan7536 Před měsícem +2

    Sicily is the heart and soul of Italy - as are all other regions of Italy. The intro statement here is taken from Goethe and his description of his appreciation. All the regions of Italy were invaded, inhabited by outside cultures, not only Sicily. There is a strange notion in USA, and perhaps in Great Britain of some grand difference between the peninsula and Sicily, yet all of the regions are distinct from one another. Each region has truly different languages, not dialects. These languages developed over centuries from Latin, not as ‘dialects’ of the Tuscan standard. Sicily’s primary identity and DNA is of its Greek, Roman and Norman past, as well from its ancient indigenous cultures - much more than an ‘Arab’ influence - which is from Carthage, not the Arabian peninsula. By the way, Sicilian cuisine is rather simple - not extremely spiced or herbed - as mentioned in the video. It is largely seafood-based in the cities on the perimeter. When asking these characters in the markets the difference between Sicily and the peninsula, notice that their comments have to do with their pride in the cuisine more than anything - also the heat, and the feeling of the people. All of Italy is inhabited by a multitude of ancient cultures - from the far north to the south.
    Sicily was Garibaldi’s first conquest in the unification of the ancient concept of Italy, to form the modern state. Sicily, like all of Italy has regional characteristics, as well as cosmopolitan-modern Italian traits.

  • @RodeHemel
    @RodeHemel Před měsícem +4

    I really enjoyed this historical overview. It's honest and comprehensive, and it inspired me, u r beautiful, love u Malini😍

  • @isabellat.7011
    @isabellat.7011 Před 13 dny +2

    I'm from Palermo and I enjoyed the video, I just want to point out that you really talked to the poorest people out there. nothing bad with it, it's just that we're not all going around screaming in the streets lol

  • @hugolafhugolaf
    @hugolafhugolaf Před měsícem +3

    The production quality of these vids is off the charts, way better than the crap you see on TV.

  • @fg842
    @fg842 Před 20 dny +2

    VV here: Siracusa and Agrigento were the 2nd and 3rd largest Greek cities in 650 BC after Athens which is the 7th century BC not 5th century! Also the Germanic tribes have nothing to do with Germany. The Germanic tribes historically consisted of the Anglos, Saxons, and Jutes were Britannic tribes of the Old English period and were actually descendants of the Norseman of Scandinavia. You all should have studied this when you took English Literature in 10th grade. I am not parroting anyone but have academically studied this material.

  • @maticbukovac6966
    @maticbukovac6966 Před měsícem +5

    I'm from Slovenia and I lived & studied in Catania for a while. I couldnt wait to go back home. On the other hand, the neighboring Venice always feels like home.

    • @user-xo9pz7fd3j
      @user-xo9pz7fd3j Před měsícem +4

      Why did you go to Sicily and didn't stay in Venice with your loved close neighbors?

  • @cbalducc
    @cbalducc Před 6 dny +2

    New Orleans was a port of entry for Sicilians before New York City.

  • @royrojas5672
    @royrojas5672 Před měsícem +7

    Beautiful Sicily 👍🏻

  • @antoniotorcoli5740
    @antoniotorcoli5740 Před 13 dny +1

    Fun fact: Sicily wanted to become a US state after the WW 2. It is not a joke. What you say about Sicily can be said about each and every italian region: the regional, and often local, identity is stronger, much stronger that the national one. For instance, I am Tuscan, then Italian, then European. The same thing goes for every Italian. But we are Italians anyway. The Italian language was born in Sicily btw, under a Norman'German emperor, not in Tuscany, as many believe.

  • @EM-tx3ly
    @EM-tx3ly Před měsícem +7

    You haven’t really visited Italy without experiencing Sicily too

  • @veronicagrijalva-palmisano7465

    My late husband's great grandparents were from Palma, Sicily...Veronica

  • @garssympa500
    @garssympa500 Před měsícem +4

    Oh! Votive shrines on street corners. Heaven! I had a smile on my face throughout this vlog. I'll visit Sicily one day... a promise to myself. Thank you, Angelica. This was pure delight... except for the spleen sandwich. YIKES!

    • @thewebhorse
      @thewebhorse Před měsícem +1

      Hello, as proud sicilian your words warmed my heart, hopefully you can get an unforgettable vacation

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem

      Glad you enjoyed it 😊

  • @marcorioti6932
    @marcorioti6932 Před 27 dny +2

    Every region in Italy has a long complex history, and every Italian is proud of their birthplace, their region, their city.. For instance I am from Florence and Tuscan, but someone from Florence would tell you isn't the same from someone from Pisa, Siena, Lucca, arezzo etc even if we all are from Tuscany 😂
    Same with Sicilians I think, a palermitano doesn't feel like someone from Catania.. In other words Italy is a very complex country, and that makes it special. But when the Italian national team win a world cup or European cup, we all feel Italians..🇮🇹🇮🇹

  • @federicoostapchenco1054
    @federicoostapchenco1054 Před měsícem +4

    Hola angelica! Estos videos de italia sur son lo maximo, me encantan

  • @roseaccurso5220
    @roseaccurso5220 Před 25 dny +1

    I was born in Sicily a little town called isnello.
    Planning to go back to my home town this year on my honeymoon.
    I can't wait to visit my buetiful country .
    Thank you and thankful and grateful for the lovely 🌹 awesome amazing video. 🇮🇹
    Sicilia Bella grazie Angelica . 🌹

  • @CristianGeelen
    @CristianGeelen Před měsícem +3

    Now I want to go to Sicily...

  • @nelsonpalmer4831
    @nelsonpalmer4831 Před 9 dny

    Sicily - what a wonderful present you give us with this little view of this magical place and the gracious people.
    Thank you

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před 8 dny

      You’re very welcome 😊

    • @antoniolavecchia1464
      @antoniolavecchia1464 Před 2 dny

      ,,,,,,,, Nelson, forse non CI credi, ma I Siciliani, sono, le Persone,, (,, si dice,,,),,, col "CUORE in MANO".,,,,,,, e lo dimostrano, senza nascpnderlo, o, vergognarsi. Da qui, il loro tono-alto di voce molto emotionale. Propio,,,, DAL FONDO DEL CUORE SICILIANO!!! - (, unico al mondo,,,), - ✌️👍🙋‍♂️

  • @user-gv6ge2gi3n
    @user-gv6ge2gi3n Před 26 dny +3

    Very beautiful country ❤❤

  • @peterm4486
    @peterm4486 Před měsícem +3

    So well done…you did my Sicily proud…so glad to see a glimpse of Agrigento where all my grandparents are from…you were in Sicily and I was just in London…go figure! ☺️

    • @thewebhorse
      @thewebhorse Před měsícem +2

      Hello. I'm sicilian too from. Catania.
      We sicilians as no other people have got a huge fondness for our land and I think it raises when some of us expates.
      Take care!

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 🙏

  • @deirdrehastings5683
    @deirdrehastings5683 Před 2 dny +1

    Great job on this video. I love Sicily

  • @Everesteg
    @Everesteg Před 25 dny +3

    Italian ethnicity does not exist. There are various Italo-Romance ethnicities (Sicilian, Oscan, Umbrian, Tuscan etc.), Gallo-Romance (Ligurian, Lombard, Romagna, Ladin etc etc) and the Sardinians. All these ethnic groups, despite the forced Tuscanization (Italianization), speak different languages.

  • @guyrose2239
    @guyrose2239 Před měsícem +4

    Great… really enjoyed this crazy place and people ⭐️😎

  • @rosadino6985
    @rosadino6985 Před měsícem +2

    Sicily is like my home, i have spent half my life there. I have literally now done most of the island and small islands around it. It definitely has some beautiful places to see. I was in Catania 2 weeks ago. Bedda Sicilia...

  • @naveedjaffery739
    @naveedjaffery739 Před měsícem +4

    Breath taking views,❤️

  • @doloressanchez346
    @doloressanchez346 Před měsícem +2

    Hi Angelica was a wonderful video . Sicily is gorgeous.
    I love it ,the people are kind .
    Thank you so much Malini .
    I enjoyed the video .
    💕🌟🌞😉💋

  • @skala92
    @skala92 Před měsícem +3

    Unique work, like your others. Keep going Angelica ! :)

  • @dntaufik7584
    @dntaufik7584 Před měsícem +1

    Falls in love with Sicilian culture and life,especially with the rhythms when talking each other ,want to visit one-day

  • @user-oc1rm3di3f
    @user-oc1rm3di3f Před měsícem +5

    I like the viroment of sicilia ❤ and love it

  • @qamerul-haq6474
    @qamerul-haq6474 Před měsícem +2

    I like sicily toomuch due to its beuity and the great culture , old civilization , thanks , from karachi , Pakistan .

  • @dineshkumar-vq6cv
    @dineshkumar-vq6cv Před měsícem +5

    Good to see beautiful place and u

  • @ej_8888
    @ej_8888 Před měsícem +2

    Another very informative video Malini! Really enjoyed it! I went to Sicily years ago and went to the summit of Etna which was just beautiful. Blessings from London although my heritage is Norweigen 🤍🙏🏻✨

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem

      Oh wow! I’m sure that would have been pretty epic to do! glad you enjoyed it thank you 🙏

  • @deckard1970
    @deckard1970 Před měsícem +62

    Nice video but, as Italian, I find the title a bit offensive, Sicilians are indeed Italians as much as are the Venetians, Tuscans, Lombards etc.

    • @CaptainAMAZINGGG
      @CaptainAMAZINGGG Před měsícem +4

      Go ahead and be offended by the title of a video 😂😂😂

    • @sandrabianchi8840
      @sandrabianchi8840 Před měsícem +3

      Noi siamo orgogliosamente Etruschi

    • @peter636
      @peter636 Před měsícem

      ..North Italy Is Germanic
      _____________

    • @feemarie
      @feemarie Před měsícem +19

      Coming from a Sicilian family, from Sicily, we are SICILIAN. That’s it. That’s all. A Sicilian will never say “I’m italian” they will always say IM SICILIAN. The way northern Italians treated us through out history, made us more than happy to identify as Sicilian to separate ourselves from them. Every generation from my grandmother & before, is from Sicily. And from what I’ve heard, northern Italians, plus some southern Italians, wouldn’t even eat food made by a Sicilian, they looked at us as criminals, thugs, dirty, etc.

    • @deckard1970
      @deckard1970 Před měsícem

      @@feemarie So, first of all, my a$$ you're a Sicilian, by the amount of nonsense written in your reply you're probably, I'm betting here, an entitled ignorant American with some Italian ancestors. Secondly "from what I've heard" it's not the right statement when trying to school actual Italians on our (not your!) Country. Have a good day.

  • @jdkoz98
    @jdkoz98 Před měsícem +3

    The new Rick Steve’s, I’m obsessed… in Italy now, wishing I could meet you 🇮🇹

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem

      Thank you 🙏

    • @wernerdanler2742
      @wernerdanler2742 Před měsícem

      Thank God she looks nothing like him. 😂😅😂😅😂😅

    • @jdkoz98
      @jdkoz98 Před měsícem

      @@wernerdanler2742 yeah he’s a goofball

  • @a.s.944
    @a.s.944 Před 17 dny +1

    I like that old women , she's unique humor 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤🇮🇹

  • @ArunKamat-ue5ec
    @ArunKamat-ue5ec Před měsícem +3

    Hi malini how are you? Nice video and informative too. I always like the way you narate❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @PreethPhilip-ht7mc
    @PreethPhilip-ht7mc Před 21 dnem +1

    Best vlogs ever🎈🎈

  • @lyahd813
    @lyahd813 Před měsícem +5

    This is a wonderful video, Angelica! You really captured the essence and lifestyle of Palermo, Sicily. 💛

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much ❤️❤️

    • @Bazo902
      @Bazo902 Před měsícem +1

      Malini you are beautiful

  • @nonvoloscireme
    @nonvoloscireme Před 24 dny +1

    I LOVE THIS video !! I had a wonderful holiday in Palermo in July and this just showed all the beautiful things...

  • @viniciuscilla
    @viniciuscilla Před měsícem +70

    Sicily is Italy.

    • @al11pacino
      @al11pacino Před měsícem +2

      Terronia

    • @bojanpalink5471
      @bojanpalink5471 Před měsícem +7

      Arabia

    • @5Dicembre
      @5Dicembre Před 28 dny

      @@al11pacino Terroni e fieri
      vs
      Annebbiati e barbari

    • @thewebhorse
      @thewebhorse Před 27 dny +1

      Ma non solo terroni, anche stupidi, sporchi etc. etc.
      Lascia che ti spieghi una cosa semplice, semplice.
      Nei miei viaggi all'estero è capitato talvolta, mio forte malgrado, di dovere dire di essere italiano. Ebbene: ai più gentili è apparso subito il sorriso canzonatorio, altri si dati all'ironia più esplicita.
      Ma quando, con forte orgoglio, ho detto di essere siciliano, forse qualcuno è stato diffidente e qualche altro mi hanno associato alla mafia, ma...... NESSUNO mi ha riso in faccia.
      Capisci la differenza fra noi e voi italiani?
      Mafiosi, pericolosi... forse, ma pagliacci, di cui tutto il mondo ride, sicuramente no (quelli siete voi italiani).
      Insultare qualcuno che si tiene in posizione di svantaggio (intendo il sottosviluppo a cui siamo forzati), è un modo per esorcizzare la propria mediocrità.

    • @extremathule982
      @extremathule982 Před 26 dny +5

      @@bojanpalink5471 Arabia cosa vorrebbe dire? Gli arabi furono una parentesi che durò poco meno di 180 anni, in un arco temporale molto più vasto. Durarono molto di più gli spagnoli, per esempio. Forse volevi autoproclamarti mr. cretinetti dell'anno, giusto?

  • @turiventola3890
    @turiventola3890 Před měsícem +1

    at 5:37 you can hear someone in the distance: "la vuoi la ciliegiona?" (do you want THE BIG CHERRY?) 🤣

  • @user-io5qf2pt7w
    @user-io5qf2pt7w Před měsícem +3

    Beautiful city with beautiful lady❤

  • @Stephano_v_Bove__
    @Stephano_v_Bove__ Před 6 dny +1

    You speak Spanish and Portuguese?! 🤩 my fav languages, wish to be fluent in them myself.

  • @Robert-sp2ms
    @Robert-sp2ms Před měsícem +3

    Yes, Dennis Hopper told us this in True Romance

  • @tonymarku8894
    @tonymarku8894 Před 20 dny +2

    You should visit (Albania) too

  • @pecorarogabriele8014
    @pecorarogabriele8014 Před 7 dny +3

    I m Italian l was born in Sicily

  • @serena810
    @serena810 Před měsícem +1

    Your italy videos are my favourite, I would love to see more from there🇮🇹😍😍

    • @Malini.Angelica
      @Malini.Angelica  Před měsícem +1

      You’ll love the following few videos of ours then, stay tuned 😃😊

    • @serena810
      @serena810 Před měsícem

      @@Malini.Angelica yeahh😍

  • @3balam3
    @3balam3 Před měsícem +3

    Grazie Malini, Bel video!

  • @Zlervo
    @Zlervo Před 10 dny

    Thanks, Malina. You have inspired me to visit Sicily. I normally go to the Caribbean, but it's time for a change.