| Page Views: 321 Last Visit to Taormina: - | THE PRIDE OF SICILY by travelgourmet - last update: Sep 15, 2009 |
TAORMINA STAYS IN YOUR MIND, FOREVER | A TURN HERE AND A LOOK THERE |
On an Island, beyond the sea, in the hills, Taormina waits for thee. One of Sicily's and Italy's most alluring towns keeps calling to me. I have visited this outpost of sanity several times and when it is time to leave, I want to return. The tranquil beauty of the hills and the sea below, while walking the paved roads of the town, brings a quiet chill of contentment, not found in many places of the world.
Oh, I know, many tourist visit, too many, you could say, but a turn here and a look there and you are alone with the caress of a Sicilian breeze. My maternal grandparents were from Italy and my grandmother was born in Sicily. We even have a mountain named after my grandfather's, grandfather, Mount Barbaro.
Sicily and Taormina are a part of my heart, and I shall carry it with me always. Messina is the birthplace of my grandmother and a beautiful port city, but when in Sicily, you must find the time to visit the storybook town, Taormina, in the hills below Mt. Etna. |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful hillside Sicilian town" | | Cons: | "Tourists galore, just like me." | | In A Nutshell: | "Out of a fairytale book and placed in Sicily" |
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icunme Tue Sep 15, 2009 21:40 UTC
Larry - Please add name of great, great grandfather's mountain - (Ok if you don't remember - just make one up!) So happy to see that name - Barbaro - the real deal! I will look for that mountain one day. <(•¿•)> | mircaskirca Fri Aug 1, 2008 19:43 UTC
Hi Larry :) I have recently returned from my trip to Sicily and can understand your infinite love for this beautiful island. Taormina was my favourite town as well, besides Cefalu! You are right, no visit of Sicily is completed without having a cannoli :) | touristgal Fri Feb 8, 2008 02:56 UTC
Sicily is also very special to me. It will be a part of me forever. I love the photo. |
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