Enjoy the pictures! I never posted them from my trip last year. You can view them as a slideshow if you prefer. Just click on one. They are grouped by city, though, and you’ll have to view each city separately; they won’t play in one consecutive slideshow.
Taormina
Mt. Etna erupting when I arrived
Taormina viewpoint. It’s a little hazy from the smoke.
View from the Greek theater
Ancient Greek theater still used for performances
Greek theater
View of the landscape from the top row of theater seating
One of the beaches below Taormina
Fresh fruit!
One of the many beautiful alleys/walkways
At the beach near Taormina
The rocky beach
Savoca
Night view from Savoca
The bar used in Michael’s Sicilian wedding in The Godfather
Bar Vitelli. Complete with Godfather pictures inside
view of Mt. Etna from Savoca
Walking through Savoca
View of the castle
This picture was taken around midnight… Sicilians are serious about their late dinners and “evening” wine.
View of Savoca from the castle.
Syracuse
Syracuse Ortygia Duoma
View of the piazza through the church gates
Inside the Syracuse castle
Lighthouse inside the castle
Walking around in the castle
Syracuse – Ortygia
Syracuse sunbathers
Giulia drinking her seltz (Lemon juice, salt, carbonated water). So refreshing!
The seltz place
the Sea in Syracuse
Noto
Cathedral in Noto
The Bird King
a church
They say the city looks pink in the evening… You can see just a little bit of the pink tint at noon.
Another church
A beautiful street in Noto
Scicli
Scicli
Sicilian flag
Ragusa
Ragusa at night
Modica
Modica … They are known for their incredible specialty chocolate.
Giulia and her dad
Best cappuccinos!
Italian breakfast is no joke.
Agrigento valley of the temples & Scala dei turchi “Stairs of the turks”
Temple of Hera/Juno
Temple of the Condord
Temple of Hercules
a piece of the Temple of Olympian Zeus
Temple of the Concord at night from our hotel room
Scala dei Turchi
“Stairs of the Turks”
Palermo & Mondello
Palermo
the cathedral
inside an old church
Mondello
eating canolis!
CANOLI!
Nizza di Sicilia & ferragosto celebration
View of the Mediterranean from Giulia’s rooftop
Giulia’s dad showing off his vintage vespa
Trying out the vintage vespa
dinner
Ferragosto and Mary shrines everywhere
The local church getting ready for the processional
Nizza di Sicilia
Here she comes…
everyone following behind the Mary statue and the priests
bright Mary
townspeople
view of the processional from Giulia’s balcony
Lauren Around the Globe 