THERE'S NOTHING LIKE SICILIAN CITRUS. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THE TART-SWEET SCENT OF regionaL ORANGE enhanced by ALMOND. A CANDLE FROM LOCAL BRAND ORTIGIA EVOKES THE evening breeze at a coastal HOTEL. Transform AN ORDINARY BEDROOM with bedding PRINTED WITH a cheery representation of sicilian bounty.

DECORATIVE POTS AND PLANTERS IN VIBRANT COLORS FLOOD THE STREETS AND ALLEYWAYS OF CEFALÙ AND LIPARI.

ELEGANT WHEELS OF BLOOD ORANGE AND ORANGE-HUED WINE GLASSES GIVE ITALIAN FLAIR TO SPARKLING WATER AND COCKTAILS ALIKE. THE classic APEROL SPRITZ CONTINUES TO BE A DRINK OF CHOICE. REFRESHING LIMONATA SODA IS A BEVERAGE YOU'LL FIND IN THE RESTAURANTS OF PALERMO, ALONG WITH THE STORIED CITY'S BELOVED CANNOLI. TRY YOUR HAND AT homemade, and make sicily's PREMIER after DINNER DRINK, SERVED SWEETLY IN A CERAMIC limoncello SET.

CARRY A 'COFFA' BASKET baG PER RURAL AND ANCIENT SICILIAN TRADITION. ONCE used by peasants to feed horses and donkeys, TODAY IT'S A CHIC AND CASUAL CARRYALL OFTEN EMBELLISHED WITH POMPOMS, TASSELS, AND MIRRORS. A STRAW FEDORA WITH GROSGRAIN STRAP HELPS TO SHADE FROM THE SUN WHILE CRUISING THE SEA BY BOAT.

COLORED Cut glass VASES AND DECANTERS DECORATE BANQUETS AT THE RESTAURANT IN THE HISTORIC SAN DOMENICO PALACE ON TAORMINA. COCKTAIL GLASSES IN SHADES OF NERO D'AVOLA-GARNET AND SEA BLUE FILL UP WITH COCKTAILS AT APERITIVO HOUR.

AT DUSK, THE RAVISHING RAYA HOTEL ON PANAREA SERVES UNPARALlELED APERITIVO ON THEIR FAMOUS ROOF TERRACE. with views of sea and sky, rustic wooden trays of refined bites are sent to every table. prosciutto, cheeses, and the like, sit in small square dishes like pretty little parcels. LOCAL pastas prepared with fresh-from-the-ocean ingredients like crab couldn't be more simple TO PREPARE---or more delicious.

THE BOUTIQUES OF THE AEOLIAN ISLANDS ARE FILLED WITH FLORAL DRESSES IN COLORS THAT SPAN THE RAINBOW. VIVACIOUS AND VIBRANT IS THE VIBE. DOLCE + GABBANA HAVE BEEN FOREVER-INSPIRED BY SICILIAN STYLE AND CULTURE. THE BRAND'S CORSETED CARRETTO-PRINT DRESS AND SHOES TO MATCH ARE A TRIBUTE TO sicily's TRADITIONAL ORNATE AND COLORFUL DONKEY-DRAWN CARRIAGES. WATERCOLOR FLORAL PRINt PIECES ARE EVERYWHERE, AND THE CRISP COMBO OF PERIWINKLE AND WHITE COVERS EVERYTHING FROM DRESSES TO DISHES. STATEMENT PIECES ENCRUSTED WITH PEARLS, STONES, OR MIXED METALS THAT FEATURE THE SICILIAN SACRED HEART IS A FRESH WAY TO TRY THE CURRENT JEWELRY TREND. LA CASA EOILIANA ON LIPARI HAS STAND-OUT PIECES WE LOVE.

DINING AL FRESCO IS DIVINE AT THE SEASIDE RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS THAT PEPPER THE AEOLIAN COAST, ESPECIALLY ON THE CLIFFSIDE PATIO AT LE CALETTE IN CEFALÙ. DECOR AND DELICATELY DECADENT FOOD COMBINE TO DAZZLE AGAINST VIEWS THAT BEG FOR A DIP IN THE SEA. SEATING AND TABLE IN CHIC BLACK AND WHITE CABANA STRIPING MAKE A STATEMENT AGAINST ALL THAT NATURAL BEAUTY, IRRESISTIBLY ITALIAN WHEN PAIRED WITH A POP OF RED.

IN SICILY, CERAMICS SERVE TEXTURE AND ABUNDANT COLOR WITH PLATES AND BOWLS IN THE maiolica STYLE. ACORNS ADORN PIECES SAID TO BRING GOOD FORTUNE TO THE HOME.

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