by Amanda | Dec 10, 2016 | Attractions Italy, Travel Italy
Updated on June 5, 2013 Getting there We set off from Riposto on the autostrada (highway) and the journey took 2.5 hours. The highway across the island was in good condition with a dual carriageway for more than half the distance. The landscape is quite barren...
by Amanda | Dec 10, 2016 | Travel Italy
Updated on June 5, 2013 Getting there Parking in the congested ‘old city’ is almost impossible. However there is parking available along the beachfront, within walking distance of the city. The archaeological park contains a Greek and a Roman and an extraordinary...
by Amanda | Dec 5, 2016 | Travel Italy
Updated on March 15, 2013 Sicily’s most popular ancient village Taormina is built on a spectacular rocky plateau 250 metres above the surrounding countryside on the east coast of the island of Sicily. Looking up towards the city from the east coast, the city...
by Amanda | Dec 4, 2016 | Travel Italy
Updated on July 18, 2013 The archeological park in the ancient city of Siracuse, Sicily The day we were in Syracusa was very hot. We needed long sleeved shirts to avoid being sunburnt and plenty of water to drink. Parking is not easy to find in the city. We parked on...
by Amanda | Dec 4, 2016 | Travel Italy
Updated on June 26, 2013 A grand building Stepping inside the main doors of St Peter’s Basilica, noisy hoards of tourists are stunned into silence, looking up and dropping their bottom jaw as they contemplate the sheer size and grandeur of this building. The eyes are...
by Amanda | Dec 4, 2016 | Travel Italy
Updated on September 11, 2013 il Colosseo Before the amphitheatre was built, the centre of Rome was densely populated until a severe fire in AD64 which burned for nine days destroying much of the city. After the fire, Emperor Nero, took over the land and built an...
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