:: Palermo, Monreale and Mondello ::
Mostly slides, B&W or colour, and a print or two - from the C20th
As ever, click on the thumbnails for a larger version, and any notes etc
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:: The Aeolian islands ::
An island chain just off Milazzo, to the north east of Sicily - known best for Lipari, Panarea, Salina, Vulcano and Stromboli.
Click the thumbnails here for larger versions - some of them with a few notes and comments.
Pictures taken from slides shot during the last week of April 1999.
:: Favignana and Trapani ::
Largest of the Egadi islands - off Trapani, to the west of Sicily - Favignana is
perhaps known best for its annual 'matanza', a traditional method for landing the
huge tuna fish that are trapped in a system of nets and corridors as they pass by.
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Click on the individual pictures or use the 'slideshow' facility to see larger versions
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Scanned or copied from B&W and colour slides, taken in 1998 & 1999
:: Cefalu ::
A pretty spot on Sicily's north coast, with a stunning Norman cathedral (Il duomo) whose Presbyterium is decorated with gorgeous mosaics.
Slides, from September 1999
:: Agrigento ::
One glorious temple and scattered remains of others.
Some exhibits from the museum of objects unearthed at the site.
The 13th century church of San Nicola - Saint Nicholas - in
the heart of the museum grounds.
Photos from 1998 (slides) and 2005 (digital): click on these
thumbnails to see larger versions - some with a note or two!
:: Siracusa, Noto, Catania &... ::
.. the Acis - Acireale and Acitrezza
Click on the individual pictures for a larger version and a few captions
For Palermo, Mondello and Monreale, see ___http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/pal_mond
And, for Agrigento ___http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/agrig
Slides 1998 and 1999 - digital 2005; colour and monochrome
:: Ancient Mozia ::
The Laguna dello Stagnone, north of Marsala on Sicily’s west coast and once a safe refuge for shipping between
North Africa and Italy, contains four islands. On one, Mozia (also known as both Mothia and Motya), there was
an important Phoenician settlement - rediscovered in 1888 by Joseph Whitaker, the son of a family in the Marsala wine trade.
Today the island and museum - managed by a foundation created by the family - can be reached on a small boat which
follows the submerged ancient causeway, built to carry the siege engines of the Syracusan tyrant - Dionysius the
Elder - who succeeded in displacing the Phoenicians in 379 BC.
More ___http://www.fondazionewhitaker.it/orari_e_prezzi.html
Individual pictures have captions, click on them and use "Next" etc, or try the slideshow..
:: Laguna dello Stagnone ::
Since Roman times the margins of the lagoon have provided ideal conditions for extracting
sea salt, and salt pans and windmills abound.
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The variety of colours in the concentration pools, the heaps of purified white salt, blue
skies and the mill sails give the area a beauty all its own.
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02-SEP-1999
Pantelleria - Lago Specchio di Venere
Venus' Mirror, a small lake in the north of this tiny island.
One of very few photos from a couple of days spent there in
September 1999, after a three-flight journey - London to Milan,
then Palermo and Pantelleria
02-SEP-1999
The reason for our visit to Pantelleria...
Zibibbo grapes, being ripened and dried in the sun, to concentrate
both sugars and flavour - an essential stage in the preparation of
the island's celebrated "Moscato" and "Passito" desert wines
04-APR-2005
And, just for the record....
... leaving the mainland on the special ferry ship which carries the
train carriages over to Messina
04-APR-2005
Across to Sicily
The view to the opposite shore, as the ferry leaves the harbour..
