L'Isola del Sole
Travel Blogs from Catania
Taormina (Sicily), Italy
... extend from the northern foothills of Mt. Etna at about 2,300 feet above sea level. The site of ancient volcanic eruptions, these lands are now extremely fertile, and continue down as far as the alluvial beds of the Alcantara River. The vineyards of Cottanera extend for 123 acres at 1,640 feet above sea level. You will tour the vineyard and cellar, then have an opportunity to taste their wines, which will be accompanied by some local ...
THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS
... met up with a few crew members at a cafe where there is good wifi. I was able to have a video chat with my mama before heading back to the ship.
I watched Silhouette the show for the 7th and 8th time and watched the movie Goon. On a side tangent, this movie is hilarious and since parts of it were filmed in Winnipeg it made me very happy to watch while being so far away from home. ...
Nuccio is an excellent tour guide
My last day in Sicily is a good one! We arrive at Zia Ester's house in Siracusa and only stay long enough to drop off Marta so she can help cook. Nuccio and I walk the perimeter of Isla di Ortegia, which is a beautiful part of downtown Siracusa, another UNESCO site. It is surrounded by the Ionian Sea's clear, turquoise waters. We see fountains, churches and eat ice cream (Don't tell! We still ate ...
Sicily sucks
... his form and we take his ****** little dinged up car with a ****** gearbox out into the crazy traffic. We realize fairly quickly we should have asked for a GPS and then spend the next hour just trying to get out of Catania. We know there is an autostrada because we keep circling it, we just can't get onto it. Eventually we stop and ask for some help from the first friendly faces we've seen in Catania, a couple of police who give us good directions and soon we are on the appropriate path. ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... see it from our apartment. We are enjoying getting our own breakfasts and have cooked a couple of meals to get away from the pasta and pizzas.We have found the local butcher and the man who sells tomatoes from the back of his van. We went on a tour to Mt Etna. Spent nearly a day on the tour. By bus to the slopes of Etna before catching a little train that circumnavigates the slopes displaying the farms and ...
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Other places to stay in Catania
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Casa Barbero
Borgo-Sanzio, Catania | B&Bfrom $115 -
B&B Stesicoro
Centro Catania, Catania | 3 star b&bfrom $109 -
B&B Bellini
Centro Catania, Catania | 3 star b&bfrom $64 -
Inn Centro
Centro Catania, Catania | B&Bfrom $71 -
La Zagara
Centro Catania, Catania | 3 star b&bfrom $70 -
SolSicily B&B
Centro Catania, Catania | 3 star b&bfrom $63 -
Al Mare in Citta B&B
Picanello, Catania | B&Bfrom $41 -
Giuseppe Verdi B&B
Centro Catania, Catania | 3 star b&bfrom $67 -
Spadaccini
Centro Catania, Catania | B&Bfrom $76 -
Bordighera B&B
Picanello, Catania | B&Bfrom $60 -
B&B Teatro Bellini
Centro Catania, Catania | B&Bfrom $65 -
La Vecchia Quercia B&B
Archimede 2, Catania | B&Bfrom $70 -
Fontana dell'Amenano Bed & Breakfast
Via Alfieri n 3, Catania | B&B -
5 Balconi
Centro Catania, Catania | B&Bfrom $74 -
B&B Antico Teatro
Centro Catania, Catania | 2 star b&bfrom $51 -
Casa Melina Bed & Breakfast
Borgo-Sanzio, Catania | B&B -
Sveva Bed And Breakfast
Centro Catania, Catania | B&Bfrom $27 -
Gem De Luxe
Centro Catania, Catania | B&Bfrom $82 -
Azienda Trinita
Centro Catania, Catania | B&B -
Massimo B & B
Centro Catania, Catania | B&B -
Al castello
Centro Catania, Catania | 2 star b&bfrom $63 -
Central Bed And Breakfast
Centro Catania, Catania | B&B -
B&B Terra e Stelle
Misterbianco, Catania | B&B -
B&B Don Creole
San Pietro Clarenza, Catania | B&B -
Casamia B&B
Borgo-Sanzio, Catania | B&B -
B&B I VICERE'
Centro Catania, Catania | B&B
