{"id":36495,"date":"2024-04-14T10:36:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T10:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/who-i-am\/"},"modified":"2024-04-21T16:03:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T16:03:48","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to Top Secret Sicily, my name is Dario Lo Turco and a few years ago I decided to create this site. My goal is to make known the treasures of Sicily, even the lesser known ones ( Hence the name Top Secret Sicily) in the clearest and simplest way possible \ud83d\ude0a.<\/p>\n\n<p>I have been fortunate enough to be able to tour this island and have read several books and guidebooks about Sicily. At the same time I work in the online world, and these passions allowed me to create Top Secret Sicily.<\/p>\n\n<p>I hope my advice will be helpful to you and that you will have a wonderful vacation \ud83c\udf1e\ud83c\udf34!<\/p>\n\n<p>If you would like to contact me you can do so by sending an email to: <a href=\"mailto:info@topsecretsicily.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">info@topsecretsicily.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AL_6NlCDSeiDK717T_b3og-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dario Lo Turco author Topsecretsicily.com\" class=\"wp-image-37753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AL_6NlCDSeiDK717T_b3og-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AL_6NlCDSeiDK717T_b3og-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AL_6NlCDSeiDK717T_b3og-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AL_6NlCDSeiDK717T_b3og-2.jpg 1225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Tasting a cannoli in Cefal\u00f9<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2022-10-02_15-04-44_787-conv-1152x1536-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"The dog Jay Jay in Selinunte\" class=\"wp-image-37759\" style=\"width:880px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2022-10-02_15-04-44_787-conv-1152x1536-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2022-10-02_15-04-44_787-conv-1152x1536-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2022-10-02_15-04-44_787-conv-1152x1536-1.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>My trusty traveling companion Jay Jay<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A5PL0AWfQ4-zhzpOXY5mmg.jpg\" alt=\"Dario Lo Turco - Author Top Secret Sicily\" class=\"wp-image-36485\" style=\"width:880px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A5PL0AWfQ4-zhzpOXY5mmg.jpg 690w, https:\/\/topsecretsicily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A5PL0AWfQ4-zhzpOXY5mmg-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Enjoying the sun and the sea<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37750,"parent":0,"menu_order":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36495","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Welcome to Top Secret Sicily, my name is Dario Lo Turco and a few years ago I decided to create this site. 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