She was a great buddy to have along during my morning walks on the beach!

Taormina is a hilltop town on the east coast of Sicily. It sits near Mount Etna, an active volcano with trails leading to the summit. The town is known for the Teatro Antico di Taormina, an ancient Greco--Roman theater still used today. Near the theater, cliffs drop to the sea forming coves with sandy beaches. A narrow stretch of sand connects to Isola Bella, a tiny island and nature reserve.

**One of my good old times.

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Cefalù, Italy

Petralia Soprana is located in the heart of Sicily, in the province of Palermo.

It is the highest town in the Madonie mountains, it dominates a vast landscape that ranges from the snow-capped peaks of Etna, to the city of Enna and the mountains of Palermo and then the wide valleys and waterways of the countryside that surround it.

A center of considerable importance during the Greek and Carthaginian domination, Petralia was the first Sicilian city to be dominated by the Romans, called "Petra" it was one of the cities that supplied the largest quantities of grain to the Roman Empire.

Following the Arab conquest, its name was changed to “Batraliah” and it became a powerful defensive stronghold at the time of the Normans.

Even today the town still preserves its medieval urban structure intact, with narrow paved streets, churches and noble palaces, suggestive courtyards and linear stone houses that widen into suggestive little squares and splendid views.

In 2018 it was awarded the title of "Most beautiful village in Italy".

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Petralia Soprana si trova nel cuore della Sicilia, in provincia di Palermo.

E' il più alto paese delle Madonie, domina un ampio paesaggio che spazia dalle cime innevate dell'Etna, alla città di Enna e ai monti del palermitano e poi le ampie vallate e i corsi d'acqua delle campagne che la circondano.

Centro di notevole importanza durante la dominazione greca e cartaginese, Petralia fu la prima città siciliana ad essere dominata dai Romani, denominata “Petra” era una delle città che forniva le maggiori quantità di grano all'Impero Romano.

In seguito alla conquista araba, il suo nome venne mutato in “Batraliah” e divenne una potente roccaforte difensiva all'epoca dei Normanni.

Ancora oggi il paese conserva integra la struttura urbanistica medievale, con strade strette dal manto lastricato, chiese e palazzi nobiliari, suggestivi cortili e lineari case in pietra che si allargano in suggestive piazzette e splendidi panorami.

Nel 2018 si e' aggiudicato il titolo di “Borgo piu' bello d'Italia”.

Sicily, Italy

L'antica Agira sorge sul Monte Teja di cui occupa la sommità e le pendici. Sito strategico inespugnabile, è tra i centri siciliani più antichi. La leggenda narra che la città sia stata fondata prima della guerra di Troia. Agira dista 35 chilometri da Enna. È a nord est della provincia nella media valle del Salso e domina il lago Pozzillo.

Lipari is the largest of the Eolie Islands

Taormina

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Mantis

HFF from Siracusa!! :))

HFF!!

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HBM in Ortigia!! :))

Saturday for stairs...:))

View from Rocca di Cefalu

HFF!! :))

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Saturday for Stairs...:))

Floridia which is a very small town in Sicily where my mother's parents were from. It had just poured and then the sun came out!

HTT!! :))

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HWW in Ortigia...:))

HBM!!

Gelato from Ortigia...Happy Tasty Tuesday!! :))

HWW!!

My Dad's summer house in Siracusa Sicily on the first floor of the building on the right...I spent many of summers here growing up and getting cannoli in the bakery store on the ground level next door that you can see in this photo. When my dad retired as a doctor in New York he moved back to Sicily where he was from and lived here till he passed...the best part of my trip was revisiting my dad's house and showing Tim where i spent my summers!

HFF in this little town of Floridia where my mother's parents were from and lived before they came over to America!! :))