Sicily, September – October 2023
Day 4: Taormina
View of Mount Etna from our hotel room
Taormina bay from our hotel balcony
Taormina beach
Day 5: Mount Etna
Wine tasting and lunch at the Villagrande vineyard
The Villagrande cellars
Day 6: Siracusa
Boat trip round Ortigia
Temple of Apollo
Siracusa cathedral
Columns from the Greek Temple of Athena (480 BC) incorporated into the wall of the cathedral
Papyrus growing in the Fonte Aretusa