Taormina
Cher relaxing on the balcony overlooking Isola Bella.
A luxury sailing yacht passes behind Isola Bella.
Narrow stairways to accommodation villas in the Old Town.
Hitting the streets in the Old Town Centre.
Exploring Taormina on the way to Teatro Greco..
Teatro Greco overlooking Taormina - Mt Etna far in the background.
Teatro Greco, "Greek theatre" is built mostly of brick.
A coastal view looking from Teatro Greco.
One of the main pedestrian areas in the Old Town Taormina near our villa.
The church of San Giuseppe (St. Joseph) on Piazza IX Aprile.
............... outside Billy's place.
Pizza night at the villa ..........
Fiat 500 Bambino rally.
On a mission to find Glenn's favorite ristorante di famiglia.
The Saracen Castle (Castello saraceno) on the nearby hilltop above Taormina,
Nonna adopts us as honorary members of her Taormina famiglia.
Lipari
The 16th century Lipari Citadel sits on top of an ancient Greek acropolis.
Tracy, Leanne, Glenn & Cheryl on the stairway leading up to San Bartolomeo and the 16th Century Citadel.
The facade of San Batolomeo highlighted by the afternoon sun.
The 1556 Citadel fortifications, built atop ancient Greek walls.
The view over Marina Corta from the Citadel.
The rugged coast of Lipari Island looking towards Volcano in the south.
Isola di Salina and Filicudi in the distance lie off the NW of Lipari.
Ross, Cheryl, Leanne & Glenn with Salina in the backdrop.
Aquacalda, and Via Giuseppe Mazzini looking towards the Island of Salina.
Vertical veins of deep blue volcanic glass are a striking feature piece in this landscaped garden.
Porticello - cave di pomice. The scarred face of a pumice stone mine.
The eastern coastline looking south towards Canneto beach.
Aeolian Islands fade into the hase off the coast of Lipari. Panarea with Stromboli behind.
Piazza Marina Corta overlooking the small harbour.
Marina Corta with the 16th Century Citadel atop the Greek Acropolis in the background.
A day on the Tyrrhenian Sea to visit the Aeolian Islands of Volcano, Panarea and Stromboli.
Volcanic rock and islands rise out of the deep blue waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Vulcano light - an octagonal stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 2-story masonry keeper's house, still displaying damage inflicted during WWII.
Villas with their own clifftop grotto.
A secluded hideway on a black volcanic beach.
"Lady on the Rock" statue - highlighted in the morning sun against the island greenery.
Approaching Volcano boat harbour.
Enjoying lunch at the Geco Bar taverna.
Taking the cure.... a mud is bath enjoyed by all despite the smell.
The northern profile of Vulcano on which the low Fossa cone is visible (center), the green islet in the foreground is Vulcanello connected by isthmus to Vulcano.
Whitewashed villas perched on the rugged slopes of Panarea Island.
The Village church.
Island-hopping runabout in front of luxury villas.
la boutique di panarea....... a france/italian mix
Island style taxis.....
Tracy striking a pose in a picturesque island setting.
Enjoying a lemone granita and a joke....
Basiluzzo, the smallest of the Aeolian Islands with Stromboli in the background.
We encounter a sulphur stained rock outcrop in the Tyrrhenian Sea on our way to Stromboli....... the culprit, H2S gas escapes to the surface in the near vicinity
...... the culprit, H2S gas escapes to the surface in the near vicinity.
The stark, rugged, beauty of Stromboli rising out of the deep blue water of the Tyrrhenian Sea is truly a awesome sight.
Stromboli harbour with Strombolicchio Lighthouse in the background. The basalt sea stack is a remnant volcano core.
Stromboli residents monitor the arrival of tourists.
Cheryl on the black volcanic beach of San Bartolo on Stromboli.
The village of San Bartolo at the foot of Stromboli.
Stromboli sunset.
Palermo, our final stop in Sicily.
Exploring a local produce market in Palermo.
venditore di pesce Palermo
Church of Saint Mary of Gesu (chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù) , one of the most important Baroque churches in Palermo and in all of Sicily.
A side street in the old area of Palermo.
Fontana Pretoria, a monumental fountain located in the heart of the historic centre and is the most important landmark of Piazza Pretoria. The dome of Santa Catarina in the background.
Quattro Canti, officially known as Piazza Vigliena. This Baroque facade at the north-east corner of the two principal streets in Palermo, Via Maqueda and Corso Vittorio Emanuele.
Anyone for a ride in a classic.......your APE Calessino awaits.
....... or if you prefer more horse power.
Drummers marching through the narrow streets of old Palermo.
Shopfronts spill out onto the streets.
Protestors gather in front of Teatro Massimo.
Happy hour at Spinato's , Cheryl, Finn, Evelyn, Leanne & Glenn.
Teatro Massimo is all quiet at night.
