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Travel Blogs from Catania

Taormina (Sicily), Italy

A travel blog entry by pianoman2112

... after Tuscany and Piedmont. The distinct flavor of Sicily's wine is due to the volcanic soil from Mt. Etna, the smoldering volcano that rises nearly 11,000 feet above the sea.

Depart the pier with your guide for a brief drive through the small town of Naxos, founded by Greek colonizers in the 8th century BC. You will continue on to Randazzo, located between the Alcantara and Simeto Rivers, and founded in Byzantine times. ...

THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS

A travel blog entry by asheevk

... 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 ...

Nuccio is an excellent tour guide

A travel blog entry by donnartw2012

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

A travel blog entry by travelsofmarty

... 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

A travel blog entry by erlandsen

... largest active volcano in Europe and dominates the landscape all around here. We have had a quiet Sunday in Taormina today and head off tomorrow on a tour to Syracuse which is reportedly very beaufiful. Good to see you are enjoying the blogs...appreciate your comments.

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