SICILY
We flew into Catania Airport and drove south to Relais Torre Marabino in Ispica. RTM was an old fortress renovated into an elegant hotel located on an organic farm, Natura Iblea. From Ispica, we drove to Agrigento, Modica, Noto, Pozallo, Ragusa, Siracusa and Taormina.
Playground
Firing slit from our fortress bedroom.
Organic products produced at the farm.
Countryside around the fortress.
5th century BC greek temples
Sicilian fruit
Shopping street in Taormina
Castemola-overlooking Taormina
Teatro Antico Di Taormina 
Mt. Etna 10000+ active volcano
The Duomo in Noto
City Hall 
Fiat 500cc Classic
Sicilian Pastries 
Decorated Marzipan Eggs
Cave church
Wine production line at Torre Marabino Winery.
Oak barriques
Tour of the Valle Delle Acate Winery
Cava d'Ispica with 4000 tombs.
Circus from Rome that came to Modica.
Front row seats.
Free popcorn from the clown.
Overlooking Modica 
Sunday in Ragusa with our Sicilian friends.
Touring in our rented Fiat estate wagon. 
'The Ear'-guards could hear prisoners at the back of the cave.
Water below Siracusa city walls.
The shadows of our reflections in the water.
1 comment:
Wow! Love all your Sicilian pictures! Great photos of all! Looks like a gorgeous country with a lot of beautiful architecture and history. Wonderful to see you having such a marvelous adventure. Kids are darling! glenda
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