Villa Gussio-Nicoletti
Travel Blogs from Leonforte
Corfu & Sicily
... warm, crystal clear water. I got stung by a wasp at the beach in Corfu, I have never been stung by a wasp before so this was a new experience for me. It hurt like hell. I got stung on my upper thigh right nearly crutch (as if getting stung by the wasp wasn't enough, it had to humiliate me by stinging me there), I had a nasty rash for a few days after it stung me, and seeing as we wore bathers the whole time that we were in Corfu this was rather embarrassing (yet also ...
Taormina
... sky, perfecto! Took the funicular down to the beach, dipped our feet in the ocean, collected sea glass and colourful pebbles. 3 P.M. Sitting around the pool enjoying our last few hours in Italy. Our flight from here to Rome is early morning, yuk, we have to leave the hotel at 4 A.M. (Double yuk). Then Rome to Toronto then ...
Sicily
... 2 pages, South Africa and Italy?) More to come, I hope. 3 P.M. on the bus. Went by Mt. Etna, too many clouds to see its summit. The landscape on our way to Taormina changed from desert-like to lush agricultural scenery, lemon and orange groves, Aloe Veras, olive trees, prickly pears, fig trees. Because of the dry weather, there's a complex system of irrigation, lots of aqueducts throughout the countryside. Today is very sunny, blue sky and ...
Life in Italy - part 2
... inside In the south, lots and lots of solar panels in fields by the side of the highways. Butter on tables only for breakfast, no butter for rolls or bread at dinner time Using salt and pepper is an insult to the chef, rarely do you see them on the table Shops are closed from about 1 to 4. School is 7 AM to 1 ...
Oct 17, 2012
... She spoke no English, but with my limited Italian we conversed, and really enjoyed the 45 minutes we spent with her. On our way out, she packed a jar of pickled eggplant for us to take along. Sweet woman that we will never forget. Headed to Nicosa even though it wasn't on our itinerary. There we found this to be another inland town busy as can be. School buses and kids everywhere. Since it was before 3 we figured everything was closed. But, alas I found ...
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Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free parking