This is my first entry as an official travel blogger! Previous blogs can be viewed on my Blogspot site: After having already visited much of the East Coast of Sicily including Messina, Taormina, Catania, and Siracusa, my friendly guide, and friend, Teo and I decided to head inland to check out the well-known mosaics of the Roman villa located near Piazza Armerina. However, our sense of adventure lead us first to the Archaic Greek ruins of Megara Hyblaea, which turned out to be rather difficult to locate but well worth the struggle. Megara Hyblaea was established in the 8th century B.C. around the same time as Naxos. The city thrived until its destruction in 483 B.C. by Gelon of Syracuse. While this site is very much in ruins and in need of restoration, it is particularly
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