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The Ancient theatre in Taormina was built by the Romans on the site of an earlier Greek one. It is the largest theatre in Sicily after that of Siracusa. Today it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts. The highest mountain in the back is volcano Etna.

En Sicile il a ces magnifiques gorges creusées dans la lave. Le lit de l'Alcantara a subi, durant la préhistoire et la protohistoire, le passage de nombreuses coulées de lave qui ont obstrué et/ou modifié son parcours. Comme la lave s'est refroidie très rapidement au contact de l'eau du fleuve, elle a cristallisé sous forme de colonnes prismatiques pentagonales et hexagonales (source wiki).

Linee di composizione in uno dei teatri greco-romani più famosi dell'isola.

The Ancient theatre in Taormina was built by the Romans on the site of an earlier Greek one. It is the largest theatre in Sicily after that of Siracusa. Today it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts. The highest mountain in the back is volcano Etna and if you watch closely you can see a smoke trail rising from its peak.

En Sicile il a ces magnifiques gorges creusées dans la lave. Le lit de l'Alcantara a subi, durant la préhistoire et la protohistoire, le passage de nombreuses coulées de lave qui ont obstrué et/ou modifié son parcours. Comme la lave s'est refroidie très rapidement au contact de l'eau du fleuve, elle a cristallisé sous forme de colonnes prismatiques pentagonales et hexagonales (source wiki).

From the "belvedere" the eastern Sicilian coast, one of those panoramas that I never had the opportunity to upload in time, a couple more to come.

Una piccola isola collegata da un istmo di sabbia ecco presentarsi l'Isola Bella. Per scorgerne la reale bellezza bisogna però alzarsi un po sulla strada che porta a Taormina. A circa un Km dall'ingresso del paese (su una curva a Sx) se volgete lo sguardo a Dx vedrete una terrazza pubblica dalla quale scorgerete questo splendido panorama!

After a 2 week trip through Sicily I can present the first photos. Taormina was a great start and a real highlight of this trip. On "Piazza IX Aprile" at blue hour you can understand why this place is so famous. HDR panorama from 9x3 shots, original size 17000 pix.

Another view of Taormina, this time from much higher up with view of the entire town, but not the peninsulas below, which are hidden from view.

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