Floridia, Italy

... in 1627 when Sicily was ruled by the Spanish Bourbons and was originally called Xiridia. When Sicily joined Italy the name was Italianised to Floridia but it's still called Shuridia in the local dialect. It's amazingly like Carmelo in Uruguay (the Spanish ...

... so as I am already a criminal (riding my Aprilia without registration papers, which have been confiscated by the police in Floridia), I find a suitable spot and jump over the fence and wander around in the beautiful late afternoon light with the site all ...

... road towards Siracusa (a road that hasn't been improved for over 35 years), we turn off and arrive at the town of my birth, Floridia. The next 10 days is full of visits to very familiar people (pardon the pun) for me, but it's almost an overwhelming ...