Taormina: More of its beauty and charm.

The Ionian Sea below. Taormina is about 200 meters above the sea.
Wonderful view of town below.
Volcano: Mt.Etna in the background
A wonderful shop full of tastey treats.

Frutti di Martorana. Made of Marzipan. Whether here in Taormina, Mondello or Catania this sweet was a joy.
Cat on Holiday.

Taormina: One of Sicily's most dramatic resort settings.

Porta Messina, medieval gate, an entrance to this 403 BC Greek colony.
Corso Umberto- main street

Off to the theatre

Teatro Greco, built 3 BC enlarged by the Romans AD2


A mixture of Greek marble and Roman brickwork.
Majestic beauty.

Piazza Armerina and Taormina

The Imperial Villa was covered by a landslide 700 years ago.
It was uncovered in 1950. The Villa had over 50 rooms covered in
Roman-African mosaics.
This is the Corridor of the Great Hunt. It has chariots, lions, cheetahs and colorful mosaics.
The Basilica
Beautiful hillside.
Path outside our hotel leading to Lido Taoromina
Stone covered beach. No sand just smooth stones of all shapes and sizes.

The Ancients: Selinunte settled 628 BC and Agrigento's Valley of the Temples 580 BC.

Temple E: thought to be dedicated to Hera (Juno)
Selinunte was the most westerly Hellenic colony.
Selinunte sacked by Carthage in 409 BC. The city never recovered. Destroyed by an earthquake in 250BC.
Agrigento's Temple of Concord is one of the best preserved Greek temples.
Olive tree and the valley below.
A window through time: a view to the sea.
Modern Agrigento as seen from the Valley of the Temples.

Sicily's Monreale Cathedral and Mondello Resort

Monreale Cathedral
The Art Nouveau pier at Mondello's main beach.

"And Now For Something Completely Different"

Sophia's Jump

Inside La Martorana, San Cataldo (1) and Palermo

Palermo: La Martorana and Sights

La Martorana founded in 1143. San Cataldo to the right.



Teatro Massimo

A guide to our trip through Sicily.