IMG_2750 - Interesting construction equipment.
IMG_2753 - Sicilian cannoli, often served with chick pea filling. The Arabs brought sugarcane, so sweets are a specialty here.
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IMG_2755 - Piazza Bologni. Local piazzas provide an outdoor space for crowded neighbourhoods.
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IMG_2762 - The entrance to the Palazzo Conte Federico, built in the 12th century on the original Punic-Roman city wall.
IMG_2763 - The palace is named for the ancestor, Federico II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily.
IMG_2767 - This is the ancestral home of Conte Allesandro Federico and his Austrian wife, Contessa Alwine (on the right).
IMG_2770 - Crests of the Federico dynasty. In 1862, ancestor Antonino Federico was an important Freemason.
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