the one that erupted in Palermo over the denunciation by Lipu Italian League for the Protection of Birds of an abusive party that was taking place last Saturday in the Isola delle Femmine Nature Reserve The party would have been that of two twin brothers from Palermo who are used to having non-trivial parties (in villas and sought-after places: last year at Fiumara d’arte in the province of Messina) to celebrate their double genetliac on June 29 This year for June 29 they were on the Isola delle Femmine with about 80 guests from ’Palermo bene,’ when to interrupt music and dancing (complete with sound system/lights what to drink and eat) came the Coast Guard Carabinieri and Police (a dozen patrol boats) who landed in force to ascertain whether there was permission or not and identify those present The two doctors claim they had permission from the property to be on the island and their intent was not to have a party as much as to make a promotional video of the area.Raising the alarm was the Lipu which has been guardian of the nature reserve since 1998 and runs guided and quota tours during only certain times of the year so as not to disturb protected species which gives its name to the municipality that is on dry land is privately owned and has been a Reserve since 1997 with some areas of absolute prohibition due to the strategic particularity it holds in the migratory routes of many birds that use it as an intermediate stop and for nesting small passerines some of which are also nesting as well as birds of prey from the surrounding areas such as the buzzard and the peregrine falcon The Blackbird and the Eurasian Nuthatch are nesting birds The species that is definitely most conspicuous is the Mediterranean Herring Gull which nests here with several hundred pairs one of the most significant Mediterranean Herring Gull colonies in the Tyrrhenian Sea But in addition to the birds there is a land fauna equally worthy of protection Investigators are checking in which part of the reserve the party guests landed, whether in the absolute protection zone or in the one where tours are organized but music and dancing anyway, Lipu explained, could not have been authorized in any way. “From 1998 to yesterday,” explained Vincenzo Di Dio, director of the reserve managed by Lipu. “It had not occurred to anyone to storm the islet. A very serious fact indeed. Also because in this period there are species that nest on the island and from March 1 to June 30 visits are suspended as it is written on the island where there is in several places posted the regulations.” Now the investigation will clarify whether it was an exclusive themed party or a way to make a promotional video useful for sale. The nature trail allows visitors to tour the reserve by reaching the points of greatest interest. The Oasis Visitor Center is located in one of the town’s main squares where parking is easy. The small, quaint seaside village of Isola delle Femmine offers ample opportunities for overnight stays and dining. Please note: the island and the town have the same name but are located opposite each other. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. 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Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker but if you're itching for something slightly more private and beach-y you may want to consider this idyllic and isolated island off the coast of Italy which is now for sale for much cheaper than you'd expect.  The uninhabited parcel of land known as Isola delle Femmine or "island of women" sits roughly 300 yards off Sicily and is nestled in a protected marine area that's become a hugely popular spot for scuba divers and snorkelers the price has just been slashed to the relatively low $1.1 million and you could potentially set up one hell of a time share situation.  Isola delle Femmine | ShutterstockIsola delle Femmine has been owned by the same aristocratic Italian family since the 1600s who've been trying to offload it for some time They dropped the price from nearly $4 million in hopes that someone will bite.  And while there are restrictions in place to protect its natural beauty Isola delle Femmine | Shutterstock"A re-style could turn it into an exclusive private residence or a lavish venue for celebrations and business events," real estate agent Riccardo Romolini told CNN "New owners can apply for tax incentives and funding from the European Union if they come up with a development project that respects the surrounding nature."  h/tCNN Travel Sign up here for our daily Thrillist email and subscribe here for our YouTube channel to get your fix of the best in food/drink/fun You currently use an outdated internet browser. You can upgrade to a modern browser or use the Google Chrome Frame to optimize your viewing experience the EasyPark app has been expanding in Italy The latest cities to get the innovative parking app are Desenzano del Garda The EasyPark app is available for the blue-line parking areas in these cities The app allows drivers to pay via their smart phone without the hassle of carrying cash or having to find a meter The parking app is free to download for iOS and users only need to register and fill in their payment details Desenzano del Garda is a popular tourist destination because of the Garda lake and the nearby Alps while Monte Argentario in Tuscany and Isola delle Femmine in Sicily near Palermo are popular beach destinations The EasyPark app adapts well to these cities because of its intuitive nature and the different payment possibilities such as PayPal the Councilor for Economic Development for Desenzano del Garda stated “with this agreement we are offering a convenient solution for tourist and residents […] we chose one of the leaders in the industry in order to offer the same convenience as in Brescia and other municipalities.” allows the driver to ease the parking operations and be able to spend more time on their business and to their lives.” The EasyPark app is already in use in 80 Italian cities such as Rome Verona and Catania as well as in other European cities A 52-year-old Carabinieri officer serving in the court escort service in Palermo passed away last night at Cervello Hospital after being bitten by a violin spider He was admitted to Cervello Hospital on Wednesday "Dear Franco," his friends wrote on Facebook in a group for Isola delle Femmine – "you will be missed by everyone here Memories are the most powerful weapon of all: no one can erase them and the strongest ones even survive the passage of time without thinking about the victims it claims your way of seeing life and facing the world; your friendship and confidence your role as a precious guardian of many of our secrets You will be missed in every way a person can be missed." Un pensionato riceve una bolletta della luce da quasi 1500 euro e non riesce a capire da dove salti fuori quella cifra  Three members of the criminal organization targeted by the "El Rais" operation carried out by the Catania District Anti-Mafia Prosecutor’s Office i paramenti sacri rivestono un ruolo di primaria importanza Submarine robot takes photos of vessel and cargo of amphorae dating back to second century BC An ancient Roman vessel dating back to the second century BC has been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Palermo The ship lies 92 metres (302ft) deep in the ocean and from the first images taken by a submarine robot it was carrying a copious cargo of wine amphorae “The Mediterranean continually gives us precious elements for the reconstruction of our history linked to maritime trade the transport carried out,’’ said the superintendent of the sea of the Sicilian region “Now we will know more about life on board and the relationships between coastal populations.’’ The discovery was described by the Sicilian authorities as one of the most important archaeological finds of recent years Sicilian archeologists discovered another wreck: an ancient Roman ship about 70 metres deep near the island of Ustica That ship also carried a huge load of amphorae containing wine dating back to the second century BC The findings will shed light on Rome’s trade activity in the Mediterranean There are numerous wrecks of Roman ships throughout the Mediterranean such as the almost intact Roman ship from the second century BC found in 2013 off the coast of Genoa which contained roughly 50 valuable amphorae roughly one mile from the shore of Alassio In that case, police were tipped off about the whereabouts of the boat during a year-long investigation into purloined artefacts sold on the black market in northern Italy are found by the Italian police in the homes of art dealers In June, Italian authorities recovered hundreds of illegally gathered archeological finds from a Belgian collector dating as far back as the sixth century BC and worth €11m (£9.4m) The nearly 800 pieces “of exceptional rarity and inestimable value” came from clandestine excavations in Puglia according to the carabinieri in charge of cultural heritage Ceramic pots commonly used in ancient Roman times for storing and moving wine were found littered across the seabed around the shipwreck discovered off the coast of north-west Sicily It’s thought to date back more than 2,000 years according to an operation led by environmental protection agency ARPA Sicilia and the Superintendency of the Sea for the Sicilian region Researchers used a remote-controlled robot to explore the shipwreck 92 metres below the water’s surface close to the coastal town of Isola delle Femmine and not far from Palermo it adds more evidence of wine trading in the Mediterranean in ancient Roman times Amphorae discovered alongside the ruins of the ship were of the Dressel 1 A type Previous research has shown that Dressel 1 amphorae were used to transport wine ‘The Mediterranean continually gives us precious elements for the reconstruction of our history linked to maritime trade,’ said Valeria La Vigni, superintendent of the sea for the Sicilian regional authority, who led the mission alongside the regional environmental protection agency, ARPA Sicilia It’s the second shipwreck discovery in a matter of weeks off the coast of Sicily after specialists also found another vessel near the tiny island of Ustica It’s well-established that wine production trading and the planting of vineyards flourished in Roman times Last year, a winery on the tiny Italian island of Elba said it had revived a 2,500-year-old method of submerging grapes under the sea once believed to have been used to make wine fit for Julias Caesar Wine often hitched a ride with the legions. ‘Roman soldiers travelled with amphorae, shapely clay vessels filled with wine, as fuel for their fighting and comfort for their homesicknes,’ wrote Nina Caplan, in an article for Decanter in 2018 based on her book Caplan said it was the Greeks who initially introduced wine across the Italian peninsula Two years ago, researchers also reported evidence that Iron Age Celts living in Burgundy between the fifth and seventh centuries BC may have been drinking Greek wines Some researchers have looked further back in time to explore the history of wine. One study published in 2017 found evidence grape vine viticulture around 6,000 years BC in what is now Georgia How may one react to the written text that runs across the length of a winding street The text depicting stories relevant to the context of the place out in the open for the public at-large to read and engage with a multi-disciplinary artist based in Italy Galegati is bringing together three-lakh and fifty-thousand women to co-own an entire island “We loved the idea to use a capitalistic instrument to do such a revolutionary project We had a year long period of research and discussion on the project and its narratives we signed the association called Femminote,” she explains STIR speaks to Galegati about this project and her overall practice on the sidelines of her exhibit, along with the works of five other artists in a group show, titled Visions in the making, co-curated by Myna Mukherjee and Davide Quadrio, hosted by Italian Embassy Cultural Centre. The event was held parallel to India Art Fair 2020 (January 30–February 28 Rahul Kumar (RK): Your practice is multi-disciplinary What is at the core of your artistic engagement Stefania Galegati (SG): My art teacher used to pose me that question I still find it difficult to identify a single core I have always been looking at the back of things That allows me to operate with a critical freedom where multi-disciplinary practices do not need to be explained and where moving through different disciplines is a consequence and not a cause feelings and technical choices always go together like the body Pushing the failures and the mistakes can open to a lot more possibilities and help change perspective on things RK: How do you decide on the format you choose for a particular work ‘Different stories on the street’ you wrote running text on the streets over several hundred meters What was the objective of this intervention and how was it received SG: I actually do not know…it comes out while I think or start the work I can hardly separate the idea from the medium The writings on the streets started while I was thinking about the idea of a story that accompany you while you walk it was a sound system that I would take on a walk but then I do not remember how it transformed to written words I remember thinking about a specific book that I read in a specific place and how the two things interacted Every one of the works that I have done (actually I am going to paint one tonight at a hospital in Palermo) are very connected to the place that host them so that the story eradicates in its context with a story about that river and the flatland feelings; one in Genova about a Jew-fascist couple that lived there; a collective text on ways of saying about falling on a street that lays on top of a 40m or the prayer/mantra about cancer that I am going to write tonight at a hospital For most of them I commissioned the text to local writers like Rosa Matteucci what are your objectives and process that you have employed It seems unique and bizarre at the same time to ‘acquire an island with ownership of 3.5 lakh women’ acquiring an island as an artwork is unique and bizarre It started two years ago with Valentina Greco telling me she had an idea: she wanted to encroach the Female Island We got so excited that we decided to actually do it Female Island is an actual island in front of the coast between Palermo and the airport in Italy we saw that the island was for sale through a website of the broker agent so we divided for 10 € quotes per head It came out that we only needed 3,50,000 women to buy it We loved the idea to use a capitalistic instrument to do such a revolutionary project we signed the association called Femminote The association's only task is to buy the island and each of us work individually to spread the word In the background of each painting I am rewriting text from a book titled The Second Sex It is a sort of encyclopedia of feminism that I am reading while I am writing it It is a sort of outing of my personal decolonisation from patriarchy it is a practice that allows me to paint and read and write The writing itself becomes a texture of the painting while reflecting on feminism RK: There is a thin line between feminism and equality What and how in your outlook your practices focus on this ideology SG: I personally do not think that feminism should concern equality but should fight for equal rights straight/gay...but the interstices between the groups are that interesting place where we can really do something The Female Island project uses the name of the island to inspire a big collective women action Excluding men has been a very big issue for somebody that took it as a provocation there are countries where women cannot own any land He has been a Consulting Editor with Arts Illustrated and has written for various publications like Mint-Lounge and Vogue Before retiring from mainstream corporate roles he led an art venture for NDTV and was also involved in its television programming When a famed Indian artist used a protest poet’s words without credit it raised a deeper question: who gets to speak The veteran curator on the Sharjah Biennial 16 and collection-building as history-writing This selling exhibition has been conceived as a collaboration between WWF to further ocean conservation initiatives across the UK A museum at Cambridge University examines Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade between 1750-1850 Exclusive preview for subscribers. 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Learn More © Copyright 2019-2025 STIR Design Private Limited Please confirm your email address and we’ll send you a link to reset your password All your bookmarks will be available across all your devices Password must be 8 characters long including one capital letter By creating an account, you acknowledge and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy by STIR Select the Conversation Category you would like to watch Please enter your details and click submit Single account access for STIRworld.com,STIRpad.com and exclusive STIRfri content Verification link sent to check your inbox or spam folder to complete sign up process by Rahul Kumar | Published on : Feb 27 The best men's and women's teams on the European beach tour will head to Trapani Sicily for the ebt Finals 2025 from 5-8 June The ebt Finals are returning to the Italian island for the first time since the ebt Finals 2022 in Isola delle Femmine But Italy's association with the event and beach handball as a whole extends much further back as the first ever edition of the ebt Finals was held in Salerno back in 2004 while the country has twice hosted the EHF Beach Handball Championships where a total of 28 teams from 13 countries contested the men's and women's competitions breathtaking beach handball from some of the world's best players culminated with Portugal's Escola de Formação de Espinho - Os Tigres / LEVEL taking the men's title and CBMP Ciudad de Málaga of Spain winning the women's competition Take a look back at some of the best moments from this year's Finals in our Aftermovie below: You said no to using cookies or similar tools that help improve your experience. To see this content, you would need to update your Privacy Preferences REVIEW: The yearly beach handball tournament in Croatia crowned its new champions on Sunday 4 May NEWS: The ebt 2025 will see Europe’s best beach handball clubs on the sand across a number of different tournaments held in the coming month… HUMANS OF BEACH HANDBALL: The man who put Polish beach handball on the map guides us through his extraordinary career on… NEWS: The list of referees and delegates for EHF Beach Handball EURO 2025 and the YAC 17 EHF Beach Handball EURO 2025 is now known HUMANS OF BEACH HANDBALL: Jelena Eric has transitioned from a successful indoor handball career to being a leader on the sand NEWS: The 14 men's and 14 women's teams that will contest the ebt Finals 2025 in Italy have been confirmed DRAW REVIEW: Groups for preliminary round determined during draw event at European Handball House in Vienna DRAW REVIEW: 18 teams have been drawn into three groups for 3-6 July 2025 championships in Alanya NEWS: The draw for the men's and women's EHF Beach Handball EURO and YAC17 Beach Handball EUROs takes place on Wednesday 26 February HUMANS OF BEACH HANDBALL: One of Germany's brightest young stars Matthew Wollin is busy turning his dreams into reality The best national club teams in beach handball return to the sand in Sicily next month to fight for the first EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup in two years The Covid-19 outbreak saw the 2020 edition was cancelled so this year will see the tournament’s seventh edition feature the national champions from around Europe and mark the close of the European beach handball season for 2021 In total 15 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams will be going for glory at Isola delle Femmine The men’s teams from 10 nations have been split into three groups of five teams with the top two and the two best third-placed teams qualifying for the quarter-finals 2016 champions CBMP Ciudad de Malaga begin their quest for a second title in a group with BHV Wasserschloss (Switzerland) Beachmopeten (Germany) and Blue Team (Italy) Meanwhile the women’s teams will be represented by seven federations with the 12 teams placed into two groups of six The top four teams in each group will advance to the quarter-final stage The 2019 winners GEA AM Team Almeria return to defend their title from two years ago lining up in group A alongside Hadsten Beach Handball (Denmark) Beach Unicorns (Germany) and CAIPIranhas (Germany) finished in second place in 2019 and they take their place in group B alongside two-time winners LV Sport – Multichem Szentendrei NKE (Hungary) Handball Erice SSD (Italy) The EHF will be offering live coverage direct from Isola delle Femmine over the four days of competition, including live matches on the Home of Handball Twitch channel - including a special live show on the final day of the competition - and updates across social media Follow our Home of Handball channels on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Subscribe!function(m,a,i,l,s,t,e,r){m[s]=m[s]||(function(){t=a.createElement(i);r=a.getElementsByTagName(i)[0];t.async=1;t.src=l;r.parentNode.insertBefore(t,r);return !0}())}(window,document,'script','https://tibet.net/wp-content/plugins/mailster/assets/js/button.min.js','MailsterSubscribe'); Mayors of Isola delle Femmine and Ventimiglia di Sicilia presenting His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the Honorary Citizenship award at the start of his talk in Palermo the champion of world peace has received many awards and accolades in recognition of his contribution in promoting world peace and his message of “oneness of humanity” His Holiness was awarded the honorary citizenship by the Mayors of Isola delle Femmine and Ventimiglia di Sicilia—both of them towns in Palermo He received the award with a cheerful smile spreading the message of love and compassion to sentient beings Honorary Citizenship is a status bestowed by a country or a city on a foreign individual whom it considers to be especially admirable or otherwise worthy of the distinction His Holiness has been awarded the Honorary Citizenship of many countries and cities 2006 he was awarded the Honorary Citizenship of Canada making him one of only six people to be recognized with the award he was awarded the Honorary Citizenship by the city of Rome and Venice he was recognized with the award by the city of Paris 2010 he was again honoured with the award by the city of Budapest His Holiness has throughout his life aspired to spread the message of peace love and harmony among all sentient beings His Holiness’ appeal is ascribed to his benign personality teaching of Buddhist values and one that is beyond religion and promotion of Universalist values His Holiness the Dalai Lama Offers Congratulations to Anthony Albanese on His Re-election as Prime Minister of Australia Sikyong Meets Current and Former Chairs of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee to Discuss Appointment of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issue His Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on His Party’s General Election Victory Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel offers condolence over the demise of His Holiness Pope Francis Tibet at a Glance Tibetan National Flag Global Tibet Movement Constitution Leadership Judiciary Legislature Executive Election Commission Public Service Commission Auditor General Religion and Culture Home Finance Education Security Information & International Relations Health Issues Facing Tibet Sino Tibetan Dialogue Middle Way Approach Dolgyal-Shugden © Central Tibetan Administration • Privacy Policy • Terms of Service Buying a private island may seem like something reserved only for the rich and famous But islands come in all sizes as well as prices the Isles of Fleet dot the murky waters of the Solway Firth Real estate agents are pushing for the sale of Barlocco Island a 10-hectare tidal island for approximately $190,000 That is four times cheaper than your average London flat You would have to build your cozy living space on your own as well as find a sustainable supply of energy and electricity Barlocco is a tidal island and is only accessible by foot at low tide the island lies within the Borgue Coast Site of Specific Scientific Interest Any development would require jumps through multiple bureaucratic hoops These hurdles do not seem to deter prospective buyers Over 50 people have expressed interest in the island La Cornelia Island is one of the 365 islets of the Isletas de Granada off the Asese Peninsula in Nicaragua This island group formed when the nearby Mombacho volcano erupted around 20,000 years ago La Cornelia itself is currently listed at just US$90,000 one of the cheapest islands for sale in the region It is a mere .4 hectares (one acre) of land in Lake Nicaragua Isletas de Granada saw intense naval action and pirate activity During the political strife from the 1970s to 1990s those still faithful to the past Somoza dictatorship and the Marxist revolutionary Sandinistas were forcibly removed from their homes be warned of the possible social and political implications In northeastern Brazil near the end of the São Francisco River lie six lone specks called the Piaçabuçu Islands and they can be yours for a modest price of US$79,500 It is a wonder that this chain has not been snapped up already this is because of a very odd legal technicality the owner of these half-dozen islands would not own them forever Finding additional information on the Piaçabuçu Islands is a challenge No contact details seem to exist for the realtor or governing authority But this price doesn’t stop the imagination from soaring Tucked in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains between Ottawa and Montreal you can get two adjoining islands measuring a total of 3,690 square meters for $495,000 The main islands already possess a two-story house if you’re looking to expand the amenities you’ll have to navigate the bureaucracy These islands lie in the Réserve faunique de Papineau-Labelle This nature reserve is the most southerly in Quebec This island off the coast of Sicily near Palermo has had settlers since the Roman Empire you can get a 15-hectare island awash in archaeological a group of young Turkish women were apparently cast off by their disgruntled families The women sought refuge on the small island but unfortunately spent the rest of their days there Locals say the spirits of the women still linger Despite the ruins of a 16th-century watchtower (only destroyed during WWII) the owners are still having a hard time letting this historical treasure go Countess Paola Pilo Bacci’s family owned Isola delle Femmine for several centuries but is no longer able to maintain the property there is always a US$160 million island available to you contains 45 hectares of Southeast Asian tropical beauty It even went without a name for over 70 years the island’s name comes from a specific fish that thrives in these waters After its purchase in the 1990s by a company called Richy Island Phuket Co Excursions to the island are common because it’s close to the mainland It hosts historic temples and shrines as well as a world-renowned pearl farm Kristine De Abreu is a writer at ExplorersWeb Kristine studied at the University of Leicester in the UK an animal lover and shameless ramen addict Sign up to receive ExplorersWeb content direct to your inbox once a week The Windsurfer World Championship continues in Mondello It will be the two races tomorrow to award Mondello the world titles of the course-race of the Windsurfer class Then Sunday the end of the program with the regatta “long distance” on the route Mondello-Isola delle Femmine-Mondello The surfer “orange” is the only one to break the supremacy of home athletes who are excelling in four of the five categories an old acquaintance of this regatta in Palermo and willing to overturn tomorrow the positions in the standings The Frenchman Jean Philippe Delapierre and the other Olympic gold Behind him the Lazio-born Andrea Marchesi and with a wider margin the French Eric Belot and the Australian Tim Gourlay Fifth overall and first of the under 15 the promising surfer Blasco Aronica del Cv Sferracavallo Family challenge between Palermo in the medium-heavy category Alessandro Alberti of the Clubino del Mare continues to collect first places followed by two bishops of the Albaria: Marco Ferrera and Giuseppe Zerillo It does not stop the winning march of the Olympic Riccardo Giordano in the heavy category The athlete born in this gulf and arrived from Bangkok just not to miss the call of Mondello will have tomorrow to race on the Dutchman Harold Elfring who heels him and on the Frenchman Antony Lecadre Finally on the crest of the wave the Marsala Laura Linares intends to leave its mark with the conquest of the world title Meanwhile in the late afternoon Laura won the first laurel of the program beating the field in the test of slalom To note the presence of the Australian Sarah Kenny in the dual capacity of athlete and vice president World Sailing (International Sailing Federation) preceded by the blue Roberta Piras and Rachele Balini but it does not end to admire the beauty of the places and the excellent organization thinking that next year the World Cup will pass at home in the waters of Perth and that it will not be easy to do better.Sunday afternoon the conclusion of the entire program of the World Windsurfer with the award ceremony.Event that will go down in history for the greatness of the numbers and also for the fact that some nautical circles of Palermo have made net to the Naval League with the support and the collaboration of the society Italo-Belga Click here for results Event Website click here plus all the latest on yachting regattas and offshore adventures around the world are the new world champions of the windsurfer class With the eighth round this afternoon the curtain has fallen on the course-race while tomorrow will be the spectacular fleet regatta with 350 participants at the start in the long distance to close the program of the event organized at the Albaria club the titles went to Marco Casagrande (Club Albaria) in the light category to Alessandro Alberti (Clubino del Mare) among the medium-heavy to Riccardo Giordano (Albaria) in the heavy and to the Marsala Laura Linares ( Roggero di Lauria) in the women’s ranking For the home surfers to add the surprising performance of the fourteen-year-old from Palermo Blasco Aronica (Cv Sferracavallo) already consolidated by yesterday’s tests The Roman Andrea Marchesi held the second place in the lightweight behind Casagrande resisting the return of the French Belot and the Australian Gourlay the French Delapierre overtook the Tuscan Alessandro Torzoni Excellent recovery of the Palermo Antonino Cangemi climbed up to the fourth square Marco Ferrera (Albaria) tried until the last the arduous task of reassembling Alessandro Alberti in excellent shape after the tricolor won in September in Vieste The advantage accumulated previously kept him safe from the returns of the Dutchman Elfing and the French Lacadre the great return to success for the Marsala Linares who dominated the Gulf of Mondello without being worried by the youngest opponents the Sardinian Roberta Piras and the Roman junior Rachele Balini The titles of the men’s slalom (in the late afternoon of today) and the long regatta between Mondello and Isola delle Femmine still remain to be awarded With these two tests will end the 48th world championship of the historic windsurfer class An event with 350 athletes competing from 25 nations that will go down in history for the greatness of the numbers and also for the fact that some Nautical clubs in Palermo together with the leader Albaria to the Palermo Naval League with the support and collaboration of the Italo-Belgian company and finally with the support of the Department for Sport of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Tourism Department of the Sicilian Region The contribution made by the dynamic volunteers of the Ninni Cassarà language high school in Palermo is also invaluable Not only sports but also fun with beach parties at the end of the day much appreciated by athletes and companions Italy - January 2018 - From 3 to 5 January about 200 adolescents of the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) of Sicily met in Isola delle Femmine (Palermo) for their annual "Teenage Meeting" this year on the theme "All for one Church." The teens committed themselves to the four pillars of the Church - Prayer Charity and Testimony – and were aided by FMA Salesian Cooperators and animators of SYM's Regional Council Consecrated by the Community Volunteers of the Gospel; Brother Biagio Conte The three days ended with a pledge by the young to live well their being Salesian animators presided over by Fr Domenico Luvarà new Delegate of the Sicilian Episcopal Conference (CESI) for Youth Ministry ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements Isola delle Femmine Italy - January 2017 - From 3 to 5 January about 230 teenagers from the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) in Sicily met at Isola delle Femmine (Palermo) for their annual Adolescents’ Meeting The three-day event had the theme "With you or without you # nonèlastessacosa" in tune with the pastoral plan for 2016-2017 The young people took part in moments of spirituality and the leaders of the Regional Council of the SYM The three-day event ended with the mandate given to the young people by Sister Antonella Allegra and Fr Domenico Luvara In the 60s Malta entered into an agreement with Italy so that archaeological sites such as San Pawl Milqi in Burmarrad and Tas-Silġ in Marsaxlokk would be excavated and studied by Italian archaeologists under the Italian Archaeological Mission the tables have turned and Maltese archaeologists from the University of Malta are being hired directly by the Italian authorities because of the knowledge and experience they have gained in maritime archeology at a depth of more than 80 meters a group of Maltese archaeologists led by Professor Timmy Gambin helped in the recovery of remains of a Roman temple which was shipwrecked near a small island just outside of Palermo more than 20 centuries ago in the waters that lap the shores of Isola delle Femmine Maltese archaeologists have just lit a bright light on the wreck of a Roman temple that dates back a little more than 2,000 years The shipwreck occurred sometime between the first century BC and the first century AD and the discovery was made in the summer of 202 Professor Gambin explained that the remains of this xini are located at a depth of approximately 90 metres The Department of Environmental Protection of Italy (ARPA) was carrying out monitoring work on the environment Coincidentally they found the remains of many amphorae pottery vessels that in this case were carrying wine Sicilian authorities hired archaeologists from the University of Malta to help them with their studies We immediately realized that we have the first layer of amphorae This Roman xini was carrying at least a thousand amphorae with wine There is a xini that was found in France that was found to be carrying 4,000 there may be hundreds if not thousands of amphorae still under the mud at this site Maltese archaeologists – armed with cylinders tools and the experience they have gained over the last 20 years – descended on the site and recovered two of these pottery amphorae – goods which provide clues about the role of the Maltese islands in the single market of the time of the Roman Empire These amphorae used to arrive in Malta in large quantities When you see a site like this that has wine amphorae coming from Italy which also arrived in Malta and in France suddenly we can start to better understand not only the role but also how Malta was included in the framework of Roman trade This is an example of a common market and globalization 2,000 years ago At the end of the season of work on this xini for this year Professor Gambin talks about his satisfaction because the Maltese archaeologists are now no longer only receiving but offering knowledge and their ability on sites abroad following the experience with the work we have been doing on the Phoenician xini and on other sites So where before we would wait for people to come from abroad and do the work for us now the tables have turned and we are traveling and doing the work ourselves and training the people abroad Meanwhile the wreck of the Roman shrine remains protected at the bottom of the sea where it has been for 2,000 years until Maltese archaeologists return to it to continue their studies.