Classic Sicilian at Ortygia By staff March 2, 2010 You have to love a restaurant that has the tag line, “The flavor of Sicily—The flavor of Civilization.” ...

Ortygia is located at 1418 13th St. W. in Bradenton’s Village of the Arts district. For more information, call 941-741-8646. Chef Gaetano “Guy” Cannata opened Ortygia in 2007.

I wasn’t at the mikvah for a purifying experience. My husband Martin and I were in Ortygia, in Italy, which has the oldest surviving ritual bath, not just in Sicily, but in all of Europe.

Follow in the footsteps of the on-screen adventurer with a walking tour of architecture and archaeology in Sicily's southeast city, uncovering set locations from the latest film.