Amato tours

Bilingual tours: paris, Rome, sicily, capri

Please enjoy this VIDEO TOUR (2024) of our HOMETOWN of CARINI, SICILY, with special SOUNDS and SIGHTS of the historic town and of famiglia
This introductory video features my father and members of the Amato and Garofolo families, with special appreciation of the Randazzo and Conigliaro families

Where are we? Carini, Sicily, is nestled in a bay along the Mediterranean. When you land in Palermo, Sicily (PMO), you touch ground between the sun-cast skyscraper mountains and rocky blue beaches, there in my father and family's hometown and warm embrace. The air is different here, as my Nonna always said. You have come here to take in the sea, vegetation, Italian (and Sicilian) language, everlasting Greek temples, both secular and divine, amazingly diverse beaches and natural reserves, the caffè, desserts, vino, and tremendous foods. You have as your intimate guide of this island culture a former Professor of French and Italian who is ready to translate for and teach you expressions (and laughs!) along the way! I have led many culturally immersive experiences in Paris, Rome, Capri and Sicily with undergraduate students at Emory, Eastern Illinois University, and Utica College (from 2002 to 2016). My passion for world history and all I have learned from my family in Sicily is priceless – and contagious. I would love to share my unique joy, as well as the sensory experiences and diverse foods and cultures of Sicily, with you. It is no coincidence that my name in Italian, Domenica, means the God-given day to take it all in and relax!

Allora, amuninni! “So, let’s go!” I would love to be your cicerone (“chee-chay-roe-nay”), that is, your bilingual guide, and personally welcome you to taste France, Italy, and the Mediterranean with Amato Tours! I am now offering travel and language consultation, uniquely designed and specially tailored itineraries, translation/interpretation, family hunting, and personally led short trips – with whatever language lessons you like along the way! 

Please get in touch to express your travel goals and desires – you are welcome to send inquiries to me at domenica@contenteditinglab.com

Sincerely, your French and Italian-speaking/teaching cultural liaison,
Domenica

Please send inquiry for your French-speaking or Italian-language and/or travel needs. We would love to accommodate you by doing what we do best. Domenica@contenteditinglab.com