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Church of St.Euplio Ruins, Catania

One of the most important monuments of the early Christian era is located near the excavations of the Roman amphitheater on Piazza Stesicoro, at Via Sant'Euplio 24. Its history began during the reign of Emperor Diocletian, who was known for his brutal persecution of Christians...read more

Church of St. Ursula, Palermo

On Via Macueda, next to the Palazzo Comitini, there is a Renaissance church with a magnificent facade decorated with Baroque stucco. The church belongs to the Brotherhood of St. Ursula, whose charter prescribes wearing black clothes, so the locals call it the "church of the blacks"...read more

Taormina Cathedral

Between Porta di Mezzo and Porta Catania is the oldest part of the city, and its center is the Duomo Square. Here we see the medieval Basilica of San Nicolo di Bari, which is the Cathedral of Taormina (Duomo di Taormina)...read more

Stazione di Taormina-Giardini

It is more convenient to get from Messina to Taormina by bus, as the bus station is located almost in the city center, at an altitude of 200 meters above sea level, while the railway station is located almost at the water and you need to get from there to the city by bus...read more

Via Pescheria, Giardini-Naxos

On the embankment, opposite the L'Arco statue, there is the Portofranco Cafe (now it may have a different name), and if you turn next to it into Vicolo Goriziza lane, you will see amazing mosaics of broken ceramics and wall paintings on the walls under the arch...read more

Corso Umberto I, the Main Street of Taormina

Having received a map of the city in the information center, which is located Palazzo Corvaja, I began my first acquaintance with Taormina. As always, I started it by walking along the main street that runs through the entire historic center of the city...read more

The Rock of Sant'Angelo, Ischia

The rock is connected to the island by a bridge with beaches and a promenade, at the foot of the rock is the hotel Conte - S. Angelo Bay 3*, a couple of restaurants, as well as several boutiques with exclusive clothing and souvenir shops...read more

Church of Santa Maria Immaculata, Giardini-Naxos

On Piazza San Giovanni Paolo II there is a church of the Catholic community of Giardini, which has an original appearance. It begins its history on May 1, 1963, when the Bishop of Messina, Carmelo Canzonieri, blessed the laying of the first stone...read more

Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Gela

The main street of the city connects the ancient part of the city with the modern one: it begins at the archaeological museum and excavations of the ancient Greek acropolis, passes through the historical center with Piazza Umberto 1 and ends at the public garden Villa Comunale...read more

Chiesa di Santa Chiara, Noto

In the southeast corner of Piazza del Duomo is the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, better known as Santa Chiara. This is the creation of the outstanding master of the Sicilian Baroque, architect from Syracuse Rosario Gagliardi...read more

Santuario delle Madonna delle Lacrime, Siracusa

In the summer of 1953, Angelo Iannuso and Antonina Lucia Giusto were expecting their first child in the home of a young couple, but Antonina's pregnancy was complicated and her vision began to deteriorate...read more

Porta Catania, Taormina

The walk along Corso Umberto I ends at the medieval wall, where the western entrance to the old town, Porta Catania, is located. As you can easily guess, the road leading to the capital of Sicily begins behind them...read more

Parco Florence Trevelyan, Taormina

Taormina's public garden (Villa Comunale) is one of the most scenic spots in the city. It is located in the southern part of the old town, about 200 meters from Via Umberto I...read more

Church of Santa Maria di Porto Salvo, Messina

At the intersection of Viale della Libertà and Via Trapani (Trapani tram stop) is a church founded in 1560 by sailors and shipowners and named after their patron saint (Chiesa Santa Maria di Porto Salvo). Almost every port city has a church with this name, although they have different legends about the miraculous rescue of sailors...read more

Regions and Cities

Catania

Etna Vulcano

Randazzo

Siracusa

Noto

Modica

Ragusa

Gela

This city is known as the center of the Sicilian oil industry and is not very popular with tourists. However, there is a large archaeological area of the ancient era with a wonderful archaeological museum. There are also several old churches and a couple of monasteries in the city. Jela is also famous for its wide sandy beaches, one of which was the site of the Allied landings on August 17, 1943...read more

Agrigento

Palermo

Monreale

From Palermo to Monreale by Bus - Piazza Vittorio Emanuele - Duomo di Monreale - Cathedral Interiors - Walk on Roof of Cathedral - Museo Diocesano - Piazza Guglielmo II - Benedictine Monastery - Colums Capitals of the Benedictine monastery - Church Of The Holy Cross...read more

Cefalù

Capo d'Orlando

Messina

Taormina