Sicily, September – October 2023

Day 4: Taormina

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View of Mount Etna from our hotel room

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Taormina bay from our hotel balcony

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Taormina beach

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Day 5: Mount Etna

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Wine tasting and lunch at the Villagrande vineyard

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The Villagrande cellars

Day 6: Siracusa

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Boat trip round Ortigia

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Temple of Apollo

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Siracusa cathedral

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Columns from the Greek Temple of Athena (480 BC) incorporated into the wall of the cathedral

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Papyrus growing in the Fonte Aretusa