Tag: sicily
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October 24,2024
It was time to say goodbye (and thank you) to our hosts for their hospitality and generosity. We headed to see Mount Etna….the largest volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world. ***Unfortunately, the below pictures were free images available online because that day Etna was enveloped in fog 😦 But…
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October 21, 2024
One of the towns we wanted to see was Noto near Siracusa. The town was founded around 260 B.C. as a mountain town and had a rich history through the centuries. However, in 1693 a catastrophic earthquake struck the area and the town was razed to the ground. More than half the population was lost…