En Sicile et en Calabre

A series of day-by-day travel impressions through Sicily and Calabria mixing landscape and architectural description with social observation. The narrator journeys along coastal and inland routes, assessing cities, ancient monuments, and local customs; Palermo is found less majestic than expected while Monreale’s cloister draws detailed attention. Citrus orchards, dusty villages, cube-like dwellings, crowded markets, and persistent guides and porters recur as motifs. Episodes range from petty misadventures and blunt critiques of inns to quieter reflections on how memory and expectation shape the experience of travel, yielding practical notes, aesthetic appreciation, and cultural commentary.