Love Thursday: Hearts in Savoca, Sicily
Part of our Sicilian adventure included a quick, rainy stop in the medieval hilltop village of Savoca in the province of Messina.
It reminded me a lot of my own beloved town except that Savoca happens to have been where parts of Il Padrino (The Godfather) was filmed.
Yes, I will tell you more about Savoca and share photos soon, but since today is Love Thursday here are some of the many symbols of love that were literally everywhere in this village.
Isn’t it interesting that Savoca is probably most famous as a setting for a movie with violent and gruesome undertones (to say the least), and yet love is all around?
I even found a small gate with a message for P and me:
Happy Love Thursday!
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Ha! I posted a LT post with pics from the trip, too.
Love was all over the place, no??
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Only fitting since we were *so* far away from the boys 😉
Love these photos! So many hearts…
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Thanks Maya! We were surrounded!
Lovely photos. Love is all around!
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Thanks, and I’ll be right over to read your latest post–looks great from the title!
Great photos, I’m getting the Sicillian vibe good and strong. All well here now after a grim week, hope you feel better soon. I guess you must have picked up something in Sicily, Al or Andy?
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Magari!!!! I’m just having that weird weak, kind of dizzy/heavy head, nauseated feeling; hoping it goes away soon 🙁
Awww, how great! I love the gate especially, its like the village was sending you a sign. 😉
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Yeah, just in case I was forgetting about him 😉
I love those shots. So pretty.
Thanks Lisa 🙂
Ahhh! I love the gate for you and P (a little because it works for my P and me, too…) 🙂
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Hah! Of all the “P” comments back and forth, I never put it together that we have the “M” thing going on 😉
What beautiful scrollwork!
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There is such beautiful ironwork all throughout southern Italy–especially the hearts 😉
I love that “message” you found! Greatness in every photograph!
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Thanks Secret Agent Mama…I love your name!
I love “Love Thursday”–what a wonderful idea! Your website and your life are just amazing–I’m living vicariously through you and eating tons of virtual Italian food. Thanks for the comment!
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Hi Jen, pleased to see you here 🙂 And please feel free to take any virtual Italian food off my hands any time you like!
I love it! Those are so wonderful, all hidden away, just waiting to be found and appreciated.
I especially like the one for you and P. That’s the best!
Glad you had so much fun. Glad you are home, too!
Love is all around us, if we only stop to look. You never miss anything, and that is one of my favorite things about you.
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The one for me and P was probably the most hidden of all in fact–especially as dusk was falling fast! As always, thank you so much for your kind words 🙂
What darling images! I have stomach flu and I’m in the dregs of Michigan weather and these photos actually warmed me up.
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Glad to be of some help Jen, and I hope you feel better soon!
Wow! I love your love thursday photos! They are awesome. It sounds like you guys had so much fun!
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Thanks Ambra; and yes, it was so much fun!
OH, I’m so jealous! I love Sicily. I went in 10/2006 with my 2 sisters to visit family there. We stayed in Agrigento where they live. But we also saw Taormina and visited Catolica Ericlea where my oldest sis was born. Sounds like you had a wonderful time! good memories.
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Sounds like you’ve been lucky too Diana 🙂
Great photos! I’d love to see Sicily some day.
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It’s a truly beautiful island LDP; I hope you get to visit someday 🙂
Great shots as usual! Interesting how you seem to find all of these hearts!
Gil they find me, I swear!
I’m so glad you are enjoying your time in Sicily!! I love it!
Thanks Christina! It was so much fun 🙂
Awww, I love the gate!! I have a *thing* for wrought iron 😉
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I’m with you on the wrought iron Robin 🙂
Those photos are just gorgeous! Happy weekend to you and P!
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Thanks Jane! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend as well!
Oh my gosh. I so love wrought iron! What great shots! There were hearts all over the place, weren’t there?
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Thanks Kacey! I’ve always loved wrought iron too–even just saying it! Yes, there were hearts just everywhere. Such a loving town I suppose 🙂
so fabulous! i adore when our surroundings remind us of love.
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Me too Maggie Ann, me too 🙂
Love your photos and would love to tour Sicily someday since my grandmother is from there! Now…I’m off to check out the rest of your photos!
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Hope you enjoy Bren!
what great pictures !!!! i especially love the gate !!!!!
Thanks 🙂