• Dave HipplerEurope 2025Traveler
    Our ferry to Pozzallo, SicilyLeaving Valletta, MaltaSomewhere over the rainbow. I love how it lined up with Deanne's bag strap.Arriving in NotoNot bad for $50/nightMonkfish for dinner

    Noto, Sicily

    Mar 4–5 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F

    We took a very early ferry from Malta to Southern Sicily. This time of year it was mostly empty but we did see a beautiful rainbow on the way.

    Once in Pozzallo, we took a taxi to the train station and activated our 3-month, all Europe Eurail pass. This is our third time using that pass and we love it. It's probably only worth it if you're traveling for a month or more. The 3-month pass cost only $100 more than the 2-month pass. It was only a 30-minute ride to Noto, our destination for the night.

    Noto is famous because the center of the city is full of baroque architectural masterpieces. An earthquake in the late 1600s devastated the city and that was the style at the time when the city was rebuilt.

    Unfortunately a lot of the palazzos are closed for the season or remodeling. But just walking around is pretty enjoyable. Most tours do this on a day trip from Siracusa, but it's worth an overnight.

    More photos and videos are here.
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