A Trip to Italy

Like Oliver, we really liked Osteria Antica Marina in Catania but it’s been a while.

In Palermo, I highly recommend Corona Trattoria.

I imagine you have arranged all your accommodation but if you haven’t there’s a lovely agriturismo one can eat dinner at and sleep afterwards in tasteful rooms, between Palermo and Cefalu, called Terre di Himera. The cooking is absolutely outstanding and the reason to stay there.
 
originally posted by Ben Hunting:
Like Oliver, we really liked Osteria Antica Marina in Catania but it’s been a while.

In Palermo, I highly recommend Corona Trattoria.

I imagine you have arranged all your accommodation but if you haven’t there’s a lovely agriturismo one can eat dinner at and sleep afterwards in tasteful rooms, between Palermo and Cefalu, called Terre di Himera. The cooking is absolutely outstanding and the reason to stay there.
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Thanks, Ben. (Yes, our stays are set.)

originally posted by Oliver McCrum:
Sicilian food is amazing, and the wines have improved beyond recognition in the last 20 years or so. You'll have a great time.
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You have discovered my secret agenda!
 
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In Herculaneum, a very few painted walls survived the fury of Vesuvius. But this is one of them: an advertisement for a small wine shop.

The god at the top is Semo Sancus, a deity of trust and fulfilled agreements. Below him it says "Ad Cucumas" which roughly means "to the vessels", maybe the name of the place or just 'this way to the drinks'?

And there are four wine jugs - green, blue, red, white -- each with its portion and cost. The good stuff in the green jug (alas, no one knows what wine it was) cost 4 as per sextarius while the plonk in the white jug went for 2 as per sextarius. ((A sextarius is a little over half a liter. A typical worker earned 16 as per day so this is pricey stuff.))

A more learned take than mine.

And the photo:
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