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Category: 2016 Sicily

Posted on September 28, 2016September 29, 2016

Sicily 2016 – Day 4 – Castelmola

Over the last few days we have seen numerious companies offering hop-on, hop-off bus services going to various local places. However, there was really only one place that we were interested in visiting on these routes – Castelmola. Turns out that there is a local bus that goes there and for only €1.90 rather than …

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Posted on September 27, 2016September 28, 2016

Sicily 2016 – Day 3 – Mount Etna

Unsurprisingly the best time to see Taormina is first thing when the light is soft and all the tourists are still in bed. We discovered this fact when walking through the town at 7:30 am this morning on our way to the bus terminal. There wasn’t a soul in sight. We were at the bus …

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Posted on September 26, 2016October 4, 2016

Sicily 2016 – Day 2 – Taormina

The hotel we are staying in, the San Domenic Palace, is housed in a 14th century monastery. It’s a beautiful place but it is a bit like staying over night in a museum. Not only is it architecturally interesting it is also littered with period furniture, some of which is roped off just like in …

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Posted on September 25, 2016September 28, 2016

Sicily 2016 – Day 1 – Gatwick to Catania to Taormina

So we are off on our adventures again. This time it’s to Sicily, that island being constantly kicked by the boot that is Italy. We’ve never been before and are making a visit solely based on how attactive it looks on the Inspector Montalbano TV series! Sicily is a three hour flight from the UK …

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