SICILY

        SCENES from VARIOUS PARTS of SICILY PHOTOGRAPHED DURING a TOUR TAKEN by SUE & TONY in APRIL/MAY, 2007 

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Marco: Tour Director

Gianni: Tour Driver

Grand Hotel Delle Palme in Palermo

2FourCorners1

Quattro Conti (Four Corners) - One of Four Buildings

6PiazzaPretoria

Piazza Pretoria - Called "Fountain of Shame" Due to Nude Statues

7PalermoStreet

Via Roma in Palermo on a Rainy Sunday Morning

8PalazzoRealeSign

Palazzo Reale Sign

9NormanPalace1

Plazzo dei Normanni

10NormanPalace2

Palazzo dei Normanni

12GroupInNorman

Tour Group at Palazzo dei Normanni

13NormanPalace3

Polazzo dei Normanni Courtyard

14NormanPalaceSeal

Polazzo dei Normanni Seal

15PalatineChapel

Cappella Palatina Entrance

20PalatineChapelFront

Cappella Palatina Front

16PalatineMosaic1

Cappella Palatina Mosaic

19PalatineBible

Cappella Palatina Book of Gregorian Chant

21MonrealeHillsideChurch

Monreale Hillside Church

22MonrealeInterior1

Monreale Cathedral

23MonrealeInterior2

Monreale Cathedral Window

24MonrealeInterior3

Monreale Cathedral Interior

25MonrealeInterior4

Christ Pantocrater: 12th-13th Century Mosaic of Christ

26MonrealeInterior5

Part of 12th-13th Century Mosaic Showing Both Testaments

27MonrealeInterior6

Monreale Cathedral Mosaic

29MonrealeInterior7

Monreale Cathedral Mosaic

28MonrealeFloor

Monreale Cathedral Floor

30MonrealeConfessional

Monreale Cathedral Confessional

32MonrealeStreet

Monreale Street

34MonrealeShops3

Monreale Shop

37MonrealeShops5

Monreale Gift Shop

36SicilianPuppets1

Sicilian Puppets

31MonrealeShops1

Monreale Souvenirs

38MonrealeShops6

More Monreale Souvenirs

39MonrealeView

Monreale View

43PalermoCathedral3

Palermo Cathedral Facade

41PalermoCathedral1

Palermo Cathedral

42PalermoCathedral2

Palermo Cathedral Piazza

47PalermoCathInterior

Palermo Cathedral Interior

45TonySuePalermoCath

Tony & Sue at Palermo Cathedral

49ViewOnRoadToMarsala

View on Road to Marsala

50FlorioSign

Florio Winery in Marsala

51FlorioBarrells1

Florio Winery Storage Barrels

52FlorioBarrells2

Florio Winery Oldest Marsala

53ViewNearSelinunte

View Near Selinunte - Site of Many Greek Ruins

54SelinunteTemple

Selinunte Temple for Hera (490-480 BC) - Rebuilt in 1960

55SelinunteAcropolis

Selinunte Acropolis - Hub of Public Life

57SelinunteRuins1

Selinunte Ruins

58ElenaSelinunteGuide

Elena - Selinunte Guide With the Tour Group

56OliveTrees

Olive Trees

59MedSeaSelinunte

View of the Mediterranean Sea from Selinunte

60MedSeaSelinunte2

Selinunte Coastline

61SnailOnFlowerSelinunte

Snail On Flower in Selinunte

63SelRuins&MedSea

Selinunte Ruins & the Mediterranean Sea

64SelinunteFlowers

Selinunte Flowers

65BeetleOnFlowerSelinunte

Beetle On Flower in Selinunte

68SelinunteRuinsLandscape

Selinunte Ruins Landscape

69TonySueAtMarinella

Tony & Sue on the Beach At Marinella Resort Near Selinunte

73PalermoConcertHall

Palermo Concert Hall

74PalermoBuggy&Ships

Sicilian Horse & Cart at Palermo Harbor

75BeachAtMondello

Beach at Mondello - Popular City Beach Near Palermo

76ViewFromMtPellegrino

View From Mt. Pellegrino

78RosaliaCaveInterior

Santa Rosalia Cave - Sanctuary of the Patron Saint of Palermo

80ViewOfPalermo

View of Palermo from Mt. Pellegrino

90SiracusCittaSign

Siracusa Citta Sign

81SiracusaArchGarden

Siracusa Archeological Gardens

82SiracusaArchGarden2

Tour Group at Siracusa Archeological Gardens

83TonyAtSiracusa

Tony at Siracusa

84SicilianLemons

Sicilian Lemon Tree

85EarOf Dionysus

Ear Of Dionysus in Siracusa

86SiracusaArchGardens3

Siracusa Archeological Gardens Steps

87SiracusaArchGardens4

Siracusa Archeological Gardens Path

88SiracusaFlowers

Siracusa Flowers

89SiracusaGreekTheater

Siracusa Greek Amphitheater

91NiteViewNaxosFrTaor

Night View of Naxos from Taormina

92TaorminaGreekTheater

Taormina Greek Amphitheater

93TaorminaGreekTheater2

Taormina Greek Amphitheater

94TaorminaGreekTheater3

Taormina Greek Amphitheater

95TaorminaStreet

Taormina Street

99TaorminaMainStreet

Taormina Main Street

100TaorminaSweets

Taormina Sweets

101TaorminaShop

Taormina Shop

106SanGuiseppe&SanMadonna

Chiesa San Guiseppe & Santa Madonna della Rocco

102SanGiuseppeTaormina

Chiesa San Giuseppe Facade

103WunderCafeTaormina

Famous Wunderbar Cafe in Taormina

104TorreDelOrologioTaormina

Torre Del Orologio on Main Street in Taormina

107DiodoroHotel FromAfar

Diodoro Hotel (our Hotel) Viewed from Main Street

108TaorminaView

Taormina View

109ViaBagnoliCroce

Via Bagnoli Croce - Street Where Diadoro Hotel is Located

110TonyDotRayTaormina

Tony, Dot & Ray at Lunch in Taormina

111DotRaySueTaormina

Dot, Ray & Sue at Lunch in Taormina

112Taormina Street

Taormina Archway

113FerdIVMonument

FerdInand IV Monument in the Public Gardens in Taormina

114PublicGardensTaormina

Public Gardens in Taormina

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Public Gardens in Taormina

116PublicGardensRoses

Public Gardens Roses

117MtEtna

View of Mt. Etna

118MtEtnaLavaRocks

Mt. Etna Lava Rocks

119MtEtnaFlowers

Mt. Etna Flowers Growing in Lava

122MtEtnaRocks

Mt. Etna Rocks & Lava Rocks

123SilvestriCraterSign

Silvestri Crater Sign

124SilvestriCrater

Silvestri Crater

125MtEtnaMounds&Craters

Mt. Etna Mounds & Craters

126MtEtnaMounds&Craters2

Mt. Etna Mounds & Craters

128MtEtnaMounds&Craters3

Mt. Etna Mounds & Craters

127Tony&SueOnEtnaCrater

Tony & Sue on Mt. Etna Crater