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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 ...
THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS
It was nice to wake up to a non rocking ship. It may be hard for some of you to understand what it is like to try and function while a ship is rocking. It makes even simple tasks like eating, brushing your teeth and showering very awkward. Sleeping is difficult as well especially when you feel nauseous...
We didn't have too much time in Catania together since Rochelle's show got ...
Nuccio is an excellent tour guide
... lunch). Chiesa di Santa Lucia al Sepolcro has the first Caravaggio painting I've seen outside of a museum, and it's beautiful. Unfortunately, no photos allowed. We visit the Duomo which is built on top of the ancient Temple of Minerva. Finally we see Apollo's Temple, built in 600 BC, which seems oddly out of place in the city center.
I'll miss my Italian family! Hope to see you again soon.
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Sicily sucks
... be cutting it fine as the last aboard is 4-30 and we wasted so much of the morning just trying to get out of Catania. But push on we do, and eventually arrive at the village. However, this is also poorly signposted and we can't find the Greco theatre we came to see. With time fast running out, we turn around and start the trip back, quite disappointed with our day. Catania though has saved it's best till last for us. We typically get lost on the way back into town and we come in from ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... with views for miles down the coast. The main street Corso Umberto is about 800 metres long with shops, restaurants and bars along it's length. During the day with ocean liners in, it is very busy but then by about five oclock it's only us" locals" here. One of the major attractions here is the Teatro Greco a perfect horseshoe theatre built in the third century BC. It is still used for arts festivals. We ...