Le Tre Camelie
Travel Blogs from Trecastagni
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
... to the rocking of the ship the day before she had a mid day rehearsal. So we went into Catania which we had already ventured through when I was cruising with my parents. Rosie and I just shopped a bit, go wifi and ate arranchini's (those amazing rice balls that need to come to North America, they are unreal)
I ended up staying in port for awhile after Rochelle went back to the ...
Sicily sucks
... we have to return the car and be back on the boat by 4-30 and we have had both our passports stolen, plus all my credit cards, money, international drivers licence, iPod, my camera with all our holiday photos and worst of all, they also have Marty. We are devastated but have no choice but to go back to the boat and try and report the theft, otherwise we will be stranded in Catania with nothing and the boat will also be gone. Paul drops me at the port while he returns the car and then ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... the train was loaded on to a ferry and we crossed over to Sicily. This transfer accounted for about one and a half hours. We arrived in Taormina late afternoon.The train arrives at a point well below the town of Taormina so we had a bus trip up the steep road to town. Followed by a walk uphill to our apartment and then 47 steps up to our beautiful apartment.....absolutely knackered. The apartment is all we ...
Catania Kitchen
... close in the 70’s, but now it is the Grove, complete with Nordstroms, MAC and other designer stores and corporate shops. Other than the annoying gypsy beggars I found it all to be enchanting. Then we were back on the coach to the Signora’s house.
Her home perched up on the slope of Mt. Etna was ancient. Looks hundreds of years old, but probably dates back a hundred or less. Stone walls, muraled, ...
Location
Other places to stay in Trecastagni
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I Rustici B&B
Via Archimede 2, Trecastagni | B&Bfrom $128 -
Case Zuccaro
C.so Buonarroti, 14, Trecastagni | B&Bfrom $82 -
I Cedri B&B
Corso Michelangelo Buonarroti, 61, Trecastagni | B&B -
La casa dell'artista
Via Federico De Roberto, 40, Trecastagni | B&B -
Il Vigneto Bed & Breakfast
Via Dott. Zappala 1, Trecastagni | 3 star b&bfrom $70 -
Castagneto dell'Etna
Via Cozzarelle 2, Trecastagni | B&Bfrom $70
