Taormina
isola bella and the stone beaches...
Castelmola
check out the armrests....! the whole pub is filled with phallic images.....Bar Turrisi
back at Taormina at the Re di Bastoni bar
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Mount Etna
Mount Etna- we started on a local bus to a town at the base of the mountain.... then up the cable car to 2500 ft above sea level
this is us on the cable car
here we are at 2920 ft- at the Torre del Filosofo
a crater created by the 2007 eruption
the start of our walk from 2500 ft to 2920 ft
Militello in Val di Catania
Militello in Val di Catania (Commune di Militello)
is a small town one hour inland from Catania - here we witnessed an annual Festa di Santa Maria della Stella in Militello - with the parish from the Chiesa Santa Maria della Stella.
We stayed in a gorgeous B & B called Porta della Terra.
The festival starts about 5pm when an amazing gold stature is taken out of the church and paraded through the town, carried by many pious young men. The babies are held up for Maria's blessing and general celebrations also include matching bands and fireworks.
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