Very End of Summer Holiday in Sicily

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October 27th 2016

Published: November 12th 2016

I started my last holiday blog to Romania with the words “We almost went to Italy” and then we did! Right at the very end of summer we saw a cheap flight to Catania in Sicily and decided to grab it. People say that Sicily is different to the rest of Italy but I thought it was typically Italian with a twist. With just two weeks before our trip and without knowing much about our destination I st... Read Full Entry

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Travels with Faith

graphix2go

I always wanted to travel and left Australia when I was 18 to travel around Europe and Asia, working on the way in London and Amsterdam, before settling down in Tel Aviv. We didn't do much travelling for years, just short family holidays in Europe, and then in 2008 we started travelling again. This travel blog starts off with our first trip to Laos and Vietnam. After two years of covid restrictions, we were lucky enough to visit Santorini when there weren't so many tourists and later in the year we did a road trip around southern Italy. This year we celebrated a big anniversary with a short br... full info

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Balcony in Taormina with ceramic pots

Cafe, Taormina

Ortigia, Syracuse

Ortigia or Ortygia? Saw it written both ways. I am not sure

Ortigia, Syracuse

Buildings in Ortigia glowing gold at sunset

The old parent's of the prisoners neighborhood in Ortigia, Syracuse

From our terrace, you can see a little of the old prison and the sea

entrance to our home in Ortygia, Syracuse

Some of the streets are very narrow

back streets of Ortigia, Syracuse

Ortigia, Syracuse

This is the better area of Ortigia, away from the market

Italian style

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Ortigia, Syracuse

every day is washing day in Sicily

Ortigia, Syracuse

Modica

Town destroyed in the 1693 earthquake and rebuilt in the late Sicilian Baroque style.

Modica

View of Modica

13th November 2016

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

So much to do, to see, to eat, to drink.
We've often through we would need two or three weeks for the part of the world. As you pointed out there is a lot going on. Really enjoyed this blog and history. Glad you were able to make the trip.

15th November 2016

graphix2go
Travels with Faith

2 or 3 weeks in Sicily would be just about right
You still wouldn't see everything -- it's a wonderful holiday destination just like the rest of Italy.

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