• Cruise, Sicily & Barcelona

    Afternoon Hike

    April 23 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    Taormina is built on the side of a big hill, looking over the Ionian Sea.

    At the top of the steep hill is the village of Castelmola. The road to the top zig-zags across the side of the hill until it reaches the top.

    The hiking trail plows straight up the hill, called the Staircase of the Saracens. Most of the trail is indeed stone steps

    One of the attractions of this hike is great views of Mt Etna, which was still covered in clouds even though we had sunlight in Taormina. So no Etna photos today.    Read more