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Taormina (Sicily), Italy
Naxos is gateway to the island of Sicily's strategically significant northeastern region. From this port city, it is a short transfer to Taormina, resting 820 feet above the sea and overlooking imposing Mount Etna. In the early 20th century, Taormina became a colony for expatriate artists and writers, including D H Lawrence. Highlights of any tour of this city would include the remarkably preserved Roman-style Greek Theater, whose acoustics ...
Eat-drink-read-sleep-swim. Repeat.
... of beach in front of it that has a bit more sand, and no buoys. The concessions are all boarded up for the season which is just fine with us; we have it all to ourselves. For two hours it was just us and the empty beached boats. We stayed there for five hours and there were a total of maybe 10 people on the beach and none very near to us. Off season on this island translates to ghost town! The day had started out cool and cloudy, and the forecast was for rain ...
Close Encounters of the Volcanic Kind
... as the heat source. In the mouth of one of these vents is an amazing growth of white crystals. After this we walked down to the section of the baia calda that is adjacent to the mudbath area: this area had a greater concentration of natural bubbling springs. Some of them were rather hot. The waves on this side were also stronger. It was very surreal, like being in a Jacuzzi crossed with a wavepool, and with a strong sulfur aroma. ...
Saints, Soccer, and Sweets
... the top of the stairs was the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, originally built during Norman times but now confused by gothic and baroque makeovers . I had promised a friend that I would light a candle there; her favorite saint is St. Bart (as she affectionately calls him.) First we took a tour of the cloister which is somewhat abandoned and grown over with grass; we listened in on an English-speaking tour guide from a cruise ship and learned a bit of history. Then back into the ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
We headed off early from Amalfi for another cliff side bus trip to Salerno. Only 30 kms but one hour fifteen minutes of tricky bus driving at Italy's exhilirating best. Joined the train at Salerno for a six hour trip down the coast to Messina. At that point we viewed Italian skills at their best. On the mainland side the train was split into two, one half going to Palermo and our section on to Taormina. In ...
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