| Family Travels Sicily |
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| We visited Sicily in 2008 as part of our Mediterranean Cruise We booked a shore excursion to Taormina through the cruise line. It basically provided bus transportation to and from...giving you four hours to do the town on your own. As you arrive, you twist and turn your way to Taormina, which sits high on a hill overlooking the Med. The town is fun to explore. Don't miss Porta Messina Trattoria (Messina Gate Restaurant) for its awesome pizzas and pistachio pesto gnocchi. |
| Porta Messina Trattoria |
| Shopping the streets is fun! We bought pistachio pesto, a region specialty. Mom bought some ceramics, the girls bought jewelry and Dad bought lunch |
| Date Visited -- 2008 |
| Port of Messina |
| Don't miss out on the Eggplant Pizza, Pizza with Fresh Mozzerella and Basil and the Pistachio Pesto Gnocci and the house wine by carafe was good |
| When we booked the cruise, we were very excited about visiting Sicily....I really wanted to go to the top of Mt. Etna to see the lava flows. Unfortunately, the ship was not in port long enough for the excursions to the top. So we will have to plan to return one day for this adventure. The photo on the right was taken at sunset the day we sailed from Messina On our return trip past Sicily a week later Mt. Etna was really acting up and the flames of lava could be seen high in the air...from several miles away at sea. It was an amazing sight. |
