Sadly this morning we had to leave this wee paradise behind to return to mainland Sicily. Once back we travelled south down Sicily’s eastern coastline. On our way we stopped for lunch in a tiny village, Forza d’Agro, perched on a very high steep hill near Messina. Nearby on Capo Sant Alessio stand the ruins of a Norman Castle.
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| L: Capo Sant Alessio and the ruins of a Norman Castle. R: the switch back road up to Forza d’Agro |
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| Forza d’Agro |
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| Mt Etna lazily smoking in the distance |
After a walk around the village (and into a couple more churches!) we were treated to a huge seafood banquet washed down with good Sicilian wine and local liqueurs. We ‘rolled’ on south passed a distant smoking Mt Etna to arrive in Syracuse where we crossed over a wee bridge to a delightful little island, Ortigia Island, where we stayed a couple of nights.
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| Ortigia Island |
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