Mt Etna, the largest volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world, lies south of Taormina. You are permitted to climb up to 2900m. Greek temples in Capo Di Orlando. A rope marks the spot where the volcano’s unpredictability makes it unsafe to go any further. Further south, the town of Syracuse was once a very powerful Greek city. Farmhouses in Campo Bello di Mazara Check out the medieval buildings on the island of Ortigia which lies in the centre of town. Don’t miss the 5th century Teatro Greco – a masterpiece hewn out of rock with a seating capacity for 16,000 people. Etna Volcano The five Doric temples in the town of Agrigento are also well worth a visit. They are the most well preserved of Sicily’s Greek ruins and are truly spectacular. Greek temples in Capo Di Orlando.  

'To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not having seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the key to everything.' So said Goethe. Greek temples in Capo Di Orlando. Tuscany might want a look in, and Rome might beg to differ, but Sicily, with a history of foreign occupation across the centuries, is certainly fascinating, with a real pot-pourri of culture, cuisine and architecture. Plus the odd volcano. Flats in Capo Di Orlando

Greek temples in Capo Di Orlando