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Tour of Sicily

MOMoky73 ·49 photographs ·1 Jun 2008 – 9 Jun 2008 ·9 days
Where
Balestrate, Porto Empedocle, Acitrezza, Milazzo · Sicilia
When
1 Jun 2008 – 9 Jun 2008
9 days · trip of 2008
Who
Monica · @Moky73 ·
How
Travel diary
The story

Short tour of Sicily: members Monica and Mauri + a couple of friends! Flight to Bologna return: €220.00 each Diesel car hire booked at the travel agency: €660.00 + a further charge of €70.00 for tyre damage (??) the whole amount to be split between 4 (fuel excluded) Overnight stays in Bed & Breakfasts: from €30.00 to €35.00 each, all very well kept and comfortable. Places visited: Balestrate, Castellammare del Golfo, Riserva dello Zingaro, San Vito Lo Capo, Trapani, Erice, Selinunte, Porto Empedocle, Zafferana Etnea, Acitrezza, Giardini Naxos, Taormina, Milazzo, Tindari, Palermo.

The journey's photographs

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Zingaro ReserveLimestone sea stacks and a gull on Malta's blue waterLimestone cliff with sea cave, clear turquoise water, daylightBoat near limestone cliffs on clear turquoise waterScopelloScopello faraglioni rocks with the old tower abovePebble beach with bathers between arid mountains, scattered houses and blue seaSan Vito Lo CapoTourists stroll along a crowded pedestrian street among white buildings, San Vito Lo CapoSwimmers in turquoise water at San Vito Lo Capo beneath Monte MonacoMan in sunglasses and plaid shirt gazing at turquoise sea with small boatsErice (shrouded in fog)Foggy cobblestone alley between old stone walls, antique lanternStone windmill with wooden sails beside a small brick houseSelinunteAncient stone-paved road through ruins and dry grass toward Selinunte's Doric templeStone ruins at Selinunte above the sandy beach, cloudy skyTemples of Agrigento (from the road)Temple of Concordia in Agrigento among green trees, blue skyScala dei Turchi (Porto Empedocle)The Scala dei Turchi, white limestone cliffs rising above the sandy beachThe Scala dei Turchi: white layered limestone cliff overlooking the seaScala dei Turchi: white limestone cliffs rising above turquoise wavesExcursion on EtnaStone house with tiled roof surrounded by black lava rock on EtnaRefuge buried by black lava, roadside wall and flowers on Mount EtnaVolcanic cinder cones on Mount Etna's slope, black lava flows and jagged rocks under grey skyFox sniffing sandy ground next to a grassy patchThe Cyclopes of AcitrezzaAcitrezzaBasalt sea stacks of Aci Trezza rising from the blue MediterraneanBlack lava cliffs plunge into turquoise water under bright sunlightGiardini NaxosBlack rocks in clear water in front of colorful beachfront housesSeabed (Giardini Naxos)Panoramic (Taormina)TaorminaYellow blooming prickly pear cactus against the blue seaSanctuary of the Madonna of TindariSandbar and lagoons at Tindari, blue sea beneath green hillsidesCefalùCefalù beachCefalù's Rocca rising above sandy beach and turquoise seaMan leaning on wooden railing, blue sea and Sicilian coastline in sunny weatherVia D'AmelioRoadside shrine with painted sign, lit red candle, plush heart and plantsFalcone's treeUrban corner with stone building, shop windows and blue advertising banners along the streetCapaci

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