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Roman mosaics and a quaint medieval fishing town
Setting off from Taormina we gave ourselves a rest from lugging bags. We had arranged a private transfer to take us across the island to Cefalu. A mercedes and our driver Antonio arrived on time and we set off on a six hour drive to our destination. We ventured inland through fertile farming country which included vast tracts of gum trees apparently introduced to Sicily by Mussolini. On the way we took ...
Day trips to Syracuse and Castelmola
... conquering nation put their stamp on the building and the result is what a magnificent monument you see today. On our last day in Taormina we ventured five kilometre by local bus above Taormina to a small hill topped village called Castelmola.Now Taormina is very high above sea level but Castelmola is virtually in the clouds. You can see for miles. It is only small and virtually untouched by tourists. We ...
Oct 17, 2012
... years old and I started walking around trying to find where we were suppose to be. there were weeds, cats, dog poop, chicken coops, and a myriad of other junk among the wrecked houses. La Locanda appears not so refreshing to see. and i was beginning to ask myself how a place such as this could have such great reviews. I was also having heart failure. Well, this turned out to be a jewel in the rough. I asked a woman if she knew where La Locanda was, and ...
Back in Cefalù
Dogs bark and a cockerel crows to wake us early. From our distance, we can't see the previous night's fire damage but the acrid scent of singed ground is on the air. Terre di Himera is smack in the middle of the countryside but it's too far to walk to the Madonie park and its pretty hill villages.
Fabrizio, our co-host rescues ...
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 ...
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- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Beach
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Pets allowed
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