{"id":1382,"date":"2017-03-03T10:07:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T10:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/blog\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2024-11-06T13:20:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T12:20:38","slug":"world-best-flower-festivals-sicily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/blog\/world-best-flower-festivals-sicily\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman\u2019s Own checks out the world\u2019s best flower festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sicily &#8211; and Wish Sicily &#8211; is in good company in this week\u2019s Woman\u2019s Own magazine where it sits alongside Japan, Madeira, Cornwall and Holland in a feature on holidays for flower-lovers.<\/p>\n<p>In Sicily, the first signs of Spring appear as early as March but visitors have to wait until May for the <strong>spectacular L\u2019Infiorata di Noto, a flower festival in the baroque town of Noto in south east Sicily.<\/strong> During the event, which takes place over the third weekend of May, the palazzo-lined Via Nicolaci is transformed into a carpet of flower-filled mosaic-style pictures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1387\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/en\/modica\/villas-in-sicily\/casa-ciaceri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1387 size-full\" title=\"Siciily villa in Modica\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Casa-Ciaceri-Modica-1.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Ciaceri in Modica\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Casa-Ciaceri-Modica-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Casa-Ciaceri-Modica-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casa Ciaceri in Modica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take your pick from a selection of <a title=\"villas in south-east Sicily\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wishsicily.com\/en\/holiday-rentals\/villas-and-holiday-homes-in-the-south-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">villas and apartments in south east Sicily<\/a>, including Casa Ciaceri, a great choice for one or two couples or a small family. 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