Travel in Sicily, Italy
One of the many astounding sights on Sicily is the Alcantara Gorge. This is a massive tree-lined chasm falling 65 metres to the river below, with water tumbling down the cliff side. The gorge is popular with tourists in search of walking, nature or geological interest as well as those who just want to goggle …
No visit to Sicily would be complete without taking the cable car up to the hill town of Taormina. It may be true that the town is buzzing with tourists, but there is good reason for this. There is lots to see and do in Taormina: a dazzling mixture of spectacular views, historic buildings, cannoli and …
Nestling among the wilds of the Sicilian landscape, close to Agrigento, the Valley of the Temples comes as a surprise. Sicily is unmistakeably Italian: we had explored hilltowns and Roman remains, and spent long evenings with Italian food and wine. But here we were, in a pocket of ancient Greece, surrounded by Doric columns and …
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Even in May, when the temperature was soaring, there was snow on the ground. Lots of it, piled high by the side of the path and clustered around the edge of slippery glaciers. But the sun was shining, and the volcano was puffing gently in the distance. This was Mount Etna, the largest volcano in …
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