on the 2nd January,,,San Basilio return to his original Church

Today was a feast in San Marco where many men are named Basilio...the celebration is very very long because  they carry the heavy statue along the road around the Town up and down and returning back every20 mt, for few meters, the fantastic music of the Band precede the procession and "all the inhabitants" follow the Saint with big partecipation,,,,

Siciltime: this morning 1/1/2012 from San Marco d'Alunzio-S...

Siciltime: this morning 1/1/2012 from San Marco d'Alunzio-S...: These Islands are considered the pearls of the Mediterranean Sea, a true treasure of history starting with the prehistorical a...

this morning 1/1/2012 from San Marco d'Alunzio-Sicily the view towards the Eolian Islands...

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These Islands are considered the pearls of the Mediterranean Sea, a true treasure of history starting with the prehistorical age, then the Obsidyan time when the inhabitants used this cutting sone as arms and tools.
they coltivate capers, malvasia grape, they fish and scuba-diving.

they all have their own charme......

more pics during the same morning on January the 1st,,,,on top of San Marco at the remains of the Normann Castle with new Palermitani friends, with an immense sense of life, semplicity and human behaviour....