Goethe was particularly fascinated by the Palladian architecture so that he had had the opportunity to encounter in Veneto, one of the first stages of his Grand Tour.
The columns of the noble mansions reminded him of the temples of Greece, and the atmosphere he breathed while he visited clothed them with a sacred veil.
The lush gardens delighted his gaze, the scent of rare species of roses stimulated all of his senses and heightened his creativity.
Goethe would have rediscovered that ancient and solemn flavor of good old uses and high intellect also in Sicily, where the baggage of high teachings would have impressed him to the point of making him say that right there, "Sicily is the key to everything".
The profile of the stone ruins that stood out on the barren valleys, the deep blue of the sea, the history that exuded from the paths and from the cobblestones on the streets. "The purity of the contours, the softness of everything, the yielding interchangeability of the colors, the harmonious unity of the sky with the sea and the sea with the earth... whoever has seen them only once, will possess them for life".
Goethe thus united in an imaginary line the Veneto of the Serenissima nobility of Beauty and the delight of gaze and mind to the authentic and ancient Sicily where it all began and let itself be carried away.
Discover the Sicily you haven't seen yet, and free the spirit and the view from the window of the historical residence where you will be staying.
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