Taormina and Mount Etna

Guard Dog (Poodle in Taormina)

Mount Etna Lenticular Clouds

Lava Field on the Slopes of Mount Etna

Guard Dog (Poodle in Taormina)

Public Gardens of Taormina

Ancient Keyhole (Greek Theater, Taormina)

Greek Theater, Taormina

Greek Theater and Sky, Taormina

Looking North from the Greek Theater in Taormina

Taormina From My Hotel Room

Taormina Curve

Taormina Seascape

Cinnamon Shift, Boots

Taormina is a lovely resort town in the shadow of Mount Etna.  It is built on cliffs overlooking the channel between Sicily and Italy.  Our hotel was built into a cliff and every room had a view of the sea between Sicily and the mainland of Italy.  There are all sorts of stairs to climb, a beach below, archeological sites above.  The Greek Theater is an excellent ruin with fabulous views.  While I was there Etna was venting.  It spewed fire the day after I left.  There is a fair amount of variety with the volcano,  gardens, old style European town, cliffs, hills and even the tropical Isola Bella.

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