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Scicli, Sicily and the trip home
Finishing my trip in Calabria and Sicilia… Our last days of vacation were in the town of Scicli. It was like Noto in that there were tourists as well as people actually working and going about there lives in this … (read more)
Noto Agroturismo, and Modica
Continuing my trip in Calabria and Sicilia… That night we circled back to Noto, but this time we didn’t stay in the center. We stayed at an old farm in the countryside that takes guests. This industry is called “agrotourism” … (read more)
Riserva Naturale di Vendivari, Portopalo, Marzemeni, and Pozzallo, Sicily
Continuing my trip in Calabria and Sicilia… We left in the afternoon for Riserva Naturale di Vendivari, which is basically a nature reserve. There were paths through some swampy and wooded areas leading to a beach. The beach was really … (read more)
Noto, Sicily
Continuing my trip in Calabria and Sicilia… That afternoon we headed to our next city, Noto. Noto Antica lies 5 miles north on Mount Alvera. In the Roman era the city opposed the governor of Sicily, in 866 was conquered … (read more)
Siracusa, Sicilia
Continuing my trip in Calabria and Sicilia… In the evening we headed to Siracusa where were were spending our third night in Sicily (forth on this trip, there was one night in Calabria). Siracusa was founded 2,700 years ago by … (read more)
Gardini di Naxon and Aci Castello, Sicilia
Continuing my trip in Calabria and Sicilia… Hotels in Italy have limited check in hours, so in the evening we had to leave lovely Taormina and head to our next city: Giardini di Naxon, the next town over. This was … (read more)
Messina and Taormina, Sicilia
The ferry from Calabria started us in Messina where we walked around a little. It is by far the biggest city we visited the entire vacation. We ate aranchini and pidoni at La Foccacheria. Also picked up some Cannoli. Cannoli … (read more)