The Presidency

The President
and the executive board

In April 2024, Tony Lo Coco was elected as the new president of the Le Soste di Ulisse Association.
Lo Coco, owner together with his wife Laura Codogno of the restaurant I Pupi in Bagheria, takes over from Pino Cuttaia of La Madia in Licata, who has led the association for the past seven years.

Reconfirmed in the nine-member board are Marco Baglieri of the Crocifisso restaurant, Accursio Craparo of the restaurant of the same name in Modica, Giovanni Guarneri of the Don Camillo restaurant, Giuseppe La Rosa of La Locanda di Don Serafino, Carla Maugeri of the Zash restaurant and Luciano Pennisi of the Shalai restaurant. Two new members were elected: Salvatore Campisi and Francesca Planeta.
Pino Cuttaia, past president, and Nino Graziano, honorary president, will support the work of the board.

Tony Lo CocoPresident

The unity of our actions was immediately the greatest force that Le Soste di Ulisse could express and put into practice. We make ourselves available because we believe in the project of our Association which has put together the many faces of Sicily, one of the most beautiful pages in a story that we have come together to write. The pride of being part of this great family is the driving force for every action that gratifies us as insiders, but above all else as human beings.

Pino
CuttaiaPast President

Witnesses of our time in the myth of Ulysses. For fifteen years we have traveled our land piecing together testimonials of excellence in productivity and a vision to offer to our visitors, who love this island just like we do. We flatter ourselves with the task of being ambassadors of our traditions, of the excellence that grows everywhere; with the task of keeping them alive and divulging them. Our vision is available to all those who believe in hospitality, a basic requirement of Sicilian character.

Luciano
PennisiVice President

Every day is well spent if you create as many possibilities for knowledge and for relationships as possibile. From the beginning I considered Le Soste di Ulisse a place – not physical, but symbolic – to grow. The greatness of each person, the generosity of everyone in sharing, and the strength to create a virtuous path are essential elements in which the Soste di Ulisse bases its credibility.

Nino
GrazianoHonorary President

Sicily in my heart, always and without.I continue to carry the role of honorary president, with the commitment to help spread the word about Le Soste di Ulisse and the wonderful people who are a part of it around the world.The Soste di Ulisse is the safe harbor from which to sail and simultaneously one that will always moor citizens to the land, steady at the helm and prepared to follow the route!