Hotel Mediterraneo
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Roman mosaics and a quaint medieval fishing town
... the Euro means that we get great value here. We have found eating out to be very reasonable with fish meals very cheap compared to Australia. Overall we pay about $15 for a main course in a quality restaurant with views. Wine is also not expensive. Today we took yet again another local bus and visited Castelbuono a village about 25 Ks away. Once again a very cute part of Sicily in the Madonnie ...
Day trips to Syracuse and Castelmola
We set off on two day trips for our last fling in Taormina. Firstly we joined a tour which took us to one of the most beautiful cities in Sicily. Syracuse has been in existence since 734BC and showcases ancient Greek ruins, baroque architecture and medieval lanes. We toured the archaeological sites and were particularly taken with the aqueducts built in the ancient Greek times that still move water to this ...
Oct 17, 2012
... car would not hiccup while on those backroads as we were a long ways from nowhere! We drove and drove, thiinking we would never find it. we kept waiting for the mountains to appear and wild animals to show. Neither ever happened. The Modonie's are a barren kind of mountain area, high with deep canyons, covered with olive trees and grape vines. The only animals we saw were cows! The Nebrodi's were much more interesting tree an animal wise, although the ...
Back in Cefalù
... eggs and potent local cheeses. Sadly Monday is Maria's day off from cooking so we miss a third night of delights. A local pizza with the last of our wine with Maria is still a pleasure though. I encourage Maria to write a book of her move to the country, her simple, delicious recipes and rationale for sourcing local, seasonal produce. May happen.
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Agrigento Archaeological Museum to Terre di Himere
... in the distance. As with Zingaro, there have been many deliberate fires. This season is much hotter than usual. As we leave our room for dinner, the fire across the valley has spread across the hill, appearing, in the dark as the edge of a lava flow. The wind is pushing it away from us, and a road separates us from the fields but we kept an eye on its progress all evening, with some couples putting ...