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Taormina
... on a rocky cliff right on the coast, has year round fabulous weather, wonderful sandy beaches, labyrinthine streets, and an ancient Greek theatre to boot. When we got to the town it was of course scorching hot at about 36 degrees and our hostel ...
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Siracusa
... The park holds an astonishing amount of historical sights to visit. The big-ticket item is the Teatro Greco. A massive 5th century BC Greek theatre that was carved entirely out of the stone in the ground on site. Only a few metres from that is an ...
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Syracuse and Taormina
... hike up the cliffs to an amazingly charming little town above. There were again Greek ruins situated near the town with another Greek theatre. The views from this town were again stunning and there was a calm but vibrant feeling to the place. We also ...
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Segesta
... ...well, I know pictures don't do it justice but it would have been awesome to see a play there! After wandering around the Greek Theatre we walked down the hill to our tour bus. The view of the temple was worth the effort and the walk! Off ...
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Agrigento to Corleone to Palermo
... were lots of items from the necropolis, including some ornately sculpted coffins. Around the front of the museum they were still uncovering the Greek theatre so we didn't get to go in there. But we had time to just walk around and look at a lot of ...
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A picture is worth.....38 Euros!
... ; After lunch we wandered through the teeny tiny town of Tindari (I like how that rolls off the tongue) - there's a Roman Villa and a Greek Theatre that we could have paid admission to see but, after Pompeii and the Valley of the Temples, we both feel ...
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Taormina - the carless town!
... the shops were covering their paper goods from the wind and rain. Umbrellas became a big seller. By the time we reached the Greek Theatre it was really raining. We went directly through it to one of the arched access areas. There we stayed whilst our ...
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Syracuse - Day 2.
... prominence and of course Sicily was a big part of it during that time. The Romans had made some modifications to the Greek theatre so it could house gladiatorial combat however they eventually built their own just a few hundred metres away. This really ...
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Etna on my shoes and Nutella on my bag
... the stop. Beautiful views of Mount Etna, the Ionian sea, and a fabulous Greek theater to boot. Walking in and about the Greek theatre was an excellent experience for two theatre history flunkies. Our hikes up to the surrounding hill towns were quiet, as ...
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Naxos (Taormina) Italy
... to Taormina. Our walking tour started with a brief stop at the Palazzo Corvaia, a 15-century palace. We then visited the Greek Theatre, reconstructed in Roman style in the 2nd century A.D. With a diameter of 358 feet, it is the second largest ...
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- L'Angolo del Papiro
- Ear of Dionysius (Orecchio di Dionisio)
- Archaeological Zone (Zona Archeologica)
- Papyrus Museum (Museo del Papiro)
- Paolo Orsi Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Paolo Orsi)
- Temple of Apollo (Tempio di Apollo)
- Syracuse Cathedral (Temple of Athena)
- Palazzo Montalto
- Piazza Archimede
- Ortygia
- Piccolo Teatro dei Pupi (Puppet Theatre)
- Fonte Aretusa
- Palazzo Bellomo
- Il Duomo
- Roman Theatre and Museo Archeologico
- Fountain of Arethusa
- Castello Eurialo
- Greek Theater
- Foro Siracusano
- Zingaro Nature Reserve