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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sicilitudine<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">… and I am happy to think that I now carry in my soul a picture of Sicily, that unique and beautiful island, which is clear, authentic and complete…<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal">Goethe<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiRob1KX29Q28VNufnA7klJdFAOsFC1L2r_5npB_6FbzN4Fnt5vA2hrcph8-6qadllQjXiHmQrlKqofMUB7RRKrdQi8Bda3uGLeczJITmjWSoJtqQEAT_E7wUWSE-v4aZf9NG2sM8JDM/s1600/DSC02375+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Giardini-Naxos-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiRob1KX29Q28VNufnA7klJdFAOsFC1L2r_5npB_6FbzN4Fnt5vA2hrcph8-6qadllQjXiHmQrlKqofMUB7RRKrdQi8Bda3uGLeczJITmjWSoJtqQEAT_E7wUWSE-v4aZf9NG2sM8JDM/s1600/DSC02375+-+Copy.JPG" title="Giardini-Naxos-Sicily" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giardini Naxos, Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">From the first step I took on this hauntingly beautiful island, from my very first breath, I was completely enamored of her. And there has not been one day in my life since then that she hasn’t crept into my thoughts. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkizLPIA7Cmeilw9HGBkK9_niRCaCDu3Uentl-tob91zAzsjXXCGXXRqaCbCZBFbPGFxMLbEacggN3659MjUQmZWII6E1nCAYO2ajisXGS4VGxJxzUMyJM82CgtRJul-dkSukBQm5yiY/s1600/sicily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sicily-Corinna-B's-World-Sicilitudine" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkizLPIA7Cmeilw9HGBkK9_niRCaCDu3Uentl-tob91zAzsjXXCGXXRqaCbCZBFbPGFxMLbEacggN3659MjUQmZWII6E1nCAYO2ajisXGS4VGxJxzUMyJM82CgtRJul-dkSukBQm5yiY/s1600/sicily.jpg" title="Sicily-Corinna-B's-World-Sicilitudine" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taormina, Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The screensaver on the inside of my eyelids runs a slideshow of spectacular Sicilian vistas when I go to sleep, and sometimes the all encompassing <i>need</i> to get back there defies reason and dominates all thought.</span><o:p></o:p><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSvDJEkQg7fk8ftVQ3bZutO0HRY7-sWQegoZE3ClADPyMMQ-Z6MZXy31Pn7c8hvlt1TjjQIk-Qam1I9lIBjO1ympCde2Wi7pePzQUXh04G7TouGsWgGW8S-tm40YXn828zJAO9ZZZJvU/s1600/DSC02656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Castelmola-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSvDJEkQg7fk8ftVQ3bZutO0HRY7-sWQegoZE3ClADPyMMQ-Z6MZXy31Pn7c8hvlt1TjjQIk-Qam1I9lIBjO1ympCde2Wi7pePzQUXh04G7TouGsWgGW8S-tm40YXn828zJAO9ZZZJvU/s1600/DSC02656.JPG" title="Castelmola-Sicily" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castelmola, Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">This largest island in the Mediterranean is truly unique. It is like a giant mosaic made up of thousands of vibrant and exceptionally hued tiles, impossible to put together, yet alone each is magnificent, complex, and exceptional.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcLNIFle-X13X9Z3wRJT31deVT_1rLu5qcJS6Qc6gnU33C8QpgzkstkYJq-RQEWCwe4civ9tgolk-dfFAShoCFAlOl4D6GSTbeV923_I1or_HLLRxLZzsPi_aLlB6Djv9pdVfTnAVRtY/s1600/DSC02257+-+Copy+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Taormina-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcLNIFle-X13X9Z3wRJT31deVT_1rLu5qcJS6Qc6gnU33C8QpgzkstkYJq-RQEWCwe4civ9tgolk-dfFAShoCFAlOl4D6GSTbeV923_I1or_HLLRxLZzsPi_aLlB6Djv9pdVfTnAVRtY/s1600/DSC02257+-+Copy+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" title="Taormina-Sicily" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taormina, Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDOBCtT0S15Mr665kk7O4uUjeXhXQy3YFmPRBhFbrYtRbLxxOWT1_cWA-xxce17qH9qp3XHbUPprNQ0-AMO2X08usUcsiKnfSog91pUGFvYo5VDyaVB8ka1TLKo-v_VNoWKa26zrcZYU/s1600/DSC02628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="View-from-Forza-D'Agro'-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDOBCtT0S15Mr665kk7O4uUjeXhXQy3YFmPRBhFbrYtRbLxxOWT1_cWA-xxce17qH9qp3XHbUPprNQ0-AMO2X08usUcsiKnfSog91pUGFvYo5VDyaVB8ka1TLKo-v_VNoWKa26zrcZYU/s1600/DSC02628.JPG" title="View-from-Forza-D'Agro'-Sicily" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Forza D'Agro, Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Visually astounding, her shores are lapped by the bluest of seas – the Mediterranean, the Ionian and the Tyrrhenian. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigavbVBRmMA4Y01_q-cGHCVyrO8r99evLyjIQ1Cs9nKRFruLNSeqA0fSwN7KL1QZhuUH5r55nDndBJe2hyphenhyphenZp8M1NTKjOTjcBGIKhuVEPj4RUyqmEWeXwC1UukV25gV_LXabHmGhl4GJfk/s1600/DSC02363+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lido-Copacabana-Letojanni-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigavbVBRmMA4Y01_q-cGHCVyrO8r99evLyjIQ1Cs9nKRFruLNSeqA0fSwN7KL1QZhuUH5r55nDndBJe2hyphenhyphenZp8M1NTKjOTjcBGIKhuVEPj4RUyqmEWeXwC1UukV25gV_LXabHmGhl4GJfk/s1600/DSC02363+-+Copy.JPG" title="Lido-Copacabana-Letojanni-Sicily" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lida copacabana, Letojanni, Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5CxvWeqppXg3FVrCXTrb61onvlBGoX1lZrjkBMJvgA9B2uCX_31LMctKTy-ytcDJeBsIZOT7BzG02nV7Jrd0LkI3quaikWPGB0KrUanW7LuSt74AT6YSva9m1q2iJA4-dO82RTHxg3A/s1600/DSC02433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5CxvWeqppXg3FVrCXTrb61onvlBGoX1lZrjkBMJvgA9B2uCX_31LMctKTy-ytcDJeBsIZOT7BzG02nV7Jrd0LkI3quaikWPGB0KrUanW7LuSt74AT6YSva9m1q2iJA4-dO82RTHxg3A/s1600/DSC02433.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> The architecture and the cuisine have been layered by a history of being conquered. The Greeks, the Carthaginians, Roman, Arabs, Norman and Spaniards all ruled Sicily over the millennia and left their mark, their flavor, their influence, weaving a rich and brilliant tapestry that is equally beautiful and brutal.</span><o:p></o:p><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuuNhTFmryJI9XgO7yTlcXGMu3xcT7HhkaC_Zumfn5ZD6IJOnhKduGdn2iy4eJzBvgMFPpMXfZdoaIl6hKkxQcEDXVGYmqEuOHU7XacNgR-WgeoNRlUVMrfcJqmXRODjxFcg7gnOlehw/s1600/DSC02406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Apollo's-Temple-Ortygia-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuuNhTFmryJI9XgO7yTlcXGMu3xcT7HhkaC_Zumfn5ZD6IJOnhKduGdn2iy4eJzBvgMFPpMXfZdoaIl6hKkxQcEDXVGYmqEuOHU7XacNgR-WgeoNRlUVMrfcJqmXRODjxFcg7gnOlehw/s1600/DSC02406.JPG" title="Apollo's-Temple-Ortygia-Sicily" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBp52FTvLEL8pIiSPOAtQrberlPPuMPR3tAyaxQnx5oLlCbSO0Ol2_JXto0rZ3lQ-GX0cDKH1vqrm_V6U9sVSkoSJNHXYMMu1GfBjWLohqrzajwprzYGNvmJ6qTWsfyYJs738rntZl8mY/s1600/DSC02407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ortygia-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBp52FTvLEL8pIiSPOAtQrberlPPuMPR3tAyaxQnx5oLlCbSO0Ol2_JXto0rZ3lQ-GX0cDKH1vqrm_V6U9sVSkoSJNHXYMMu1GfBjWLohqrzajwprzYGNvmJ6qTWsfyYJs738rntZl8mY/s1600/DSC02407.JPG" title="Ortygia-Sicily" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ortygia. Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Sicilians have a hard history. The rich were magnificently rich while the poor toiled in abject poverty. They were repeatedly heavily taxed to pay for someone else’s wars, throughout time their men drafted to fight the ruling country’s battles. Although since the unification they are Italian, they are first and foremost and to their collective core, Sicilian. As a people they have pride and resilience, are at times stoic, in some ways isolated from the mainland, theirs is a Sicilitudine </span><o:p></o:p><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0FhRCDVn3_bkUlvUIL7Xe-7ZYz3V07rzsCsHiuwG1pVX67tk89X32H55YglcX1I_ZE5tVAbernV4YrP8W4X9jpHio6Ntx00_yvaYbjeoUnZyJBwQ-P3IJu7H-2iVdIyKjo5htntOSu0/s1600/DSC02663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Castelmola-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0FhRCDVn3_bkUlvUIL7Xe-7ZYz3V07rzsCsHiuwG1pVX67tk89X32H55YglcX1I_ZE5tVAbernV4YrP8W4X9jpHio6Ntx00_yvaYbjeoUnZyJBwQ-P3IJu7H-2iVdIyKjo5htntOSu0/s1600/DSC02663.JPG" title="Castelmola-Sicily" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Castelmola, Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Yet invariably Sicilians smile the deepest of smiles.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">At times more North Africa than Southern Italy, Sicily is maddeningly beautiful, a culinary dream, it is mysterious and moody, incredibly sexy, and feels vaguely dangerous with it’s rumbling volcano and it’s air of mystery.</span><o:p></o:p><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzsy4HoQ4_z9t9X1qWAk-kXI_nthcUOkq7hJ1PMAO0mrtNHfRMNYEqUKLBYgyQgIbs-O8RWdIVbVWe9SiQ7JF1-9qdmulB11dFc_iYk02CbinQ0wu_5n7YkODdXy8BKr4n25XX5twAH0/s1600/DSC02667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mt-Etna-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzsy4HoQ4_z9t9X1qWAk-kXI_nthcUOkq7hJ1PMAO0mrtNHfRMNYEqUKLBYgyQgIbs-O8RWdIVbVWe9SiQ7JF1-9qdmulB11dFc_iYk02CbinQ0wu_5n7YkODdXy8BKr4n25XX5twAH0/s1600/DSC02667.JPG" title="Mt-Etna-Sicily" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Sicily is everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">To take on this magical island all you need is a good map and a sense of adventure…</span><o:p></o:p></div></div>

Sicilitudine

Sicilitudine … and I am happy to think that I now carry in my soul a picture of Sicily, that unique and beautiful island, which is clear, au...

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My Sicilian Obsession ~ Forza d'Agro'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When I was first planning the Sicilian leg of my most recent Italian adventure, all my Italiani were raving to me about how fantastic Sicily is, and how it is the best place in the world, the best food in the world, and how it has the best people in the world.<br /><br />Now, allowing for the fact that with their sexy accents I would happily listen to them recite the phone book, front to back, all day long, I was always delighted to hear them wax lyrical about the little island at the toe of the boot.<br /><i>"Cor-eeen-ahhh, you weel loff eet"</i><br /><i><br /></i>But just as Americans get passionately patriotic over the stars and bars, I assumed my Italians were just attaching an equal patriotic fervor to their fashion, their food and their Sicily. I knew I'd love the place, but had no idea how hard I would<i><b> absolutely fall in love </b></i>with it.<br />And how my Italiani have laughed at me over that one.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Nell'Azzurita</span></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIhYArAJ10SJjd1M_p3fYlB9E7u-vrXp05gWhBams-0CQXfystroMawLOn3TgTSafeq4HW56u4Zq_jAYMVdKzOJzGEVkTxvxvFvG21qGoAu9bJJ3PkBCFji60PtgU2P_dFVoloIeMFpw/s1600/forza+d+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIhYArAJ10SJjd1M_p3fYlB9E7u-vrXp05gWhBams-0CQXfystroMawLOn3TgTSafeq4HW56u4Zq_jAYMVdKzOJzGEVkTxvxvFvG21qGoAu9bJJ3PkBCFji60PtgU2P_dFVoloIeMFpw/s640/forza+d+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forza d'Agro', Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Anyway, one of the fabulous little places I found by accident while in Sicily, was the lovely little <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_d'Agr%C3%B2">Forza D'Agro'.</a><br />Situated on the coast between Taormina and Messina, Forza D'Agro' is not typically found in tourist books. (which generally means I'm going to love it).<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxZmzmJJwX_pCoFm7NtKTQuXG1wdjGdtIQCg9dCCrrHeUJlTzO88abN6IsFYQkDrcBkWxrtNyMf_xr386KJiH7yP2kcXNdYuJmwK86zXW7xZXe5fEZP5KEr76WE_q4Xq5C8yHZYVRSGs/s1600/girasole.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxZmzmJJwX_pCoFm7NtKTQuXG1wdjGdtIQCg9dCCrrHeUJlTzO88abN6IsFYQkDrcBkWxrtNyMf_xr386KJiH7yP2kcXNdYuJmwK86zXW7xZXe5fEZP5KEr76WE_q4Xq5C8yHZYVRSGs/s320/girasole.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">starting the day with cappuccino at Il Girasole</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />I only found out about it because a couple of locals were helping me plan out my day over toes-in-the-sand breakfast cappuccino.<br /><br /><br />They totally shanghai'd everything I was planning on doing, and instead came up with all kinds of fantastic places to go see, experience and eat at. (remember, Sicilians are incredibly warm, fun loving, friendly people). And they love to give you the inside scoop on the best local places to hit. No doubt owned by family members, but you are welcomed with open arms, and I adore that.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The drive along the coast from Taormina/Mazzeo/Letojanni to Forza d'Agro' is gorgeous and easy. Which is just great because the drive up the hill is like the drive up the hill to Ravello. On acid. Super steep hairpin bends that double back on themselves, perfect if you're fearless and if you're driving a stick shift. By the time you've reached the top you have earned a robust glass of local Sicilian wine.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKu0qdxq0sIpM0vjYEiH8MwgUaxJa1OuL54z31B4SGV8pXeLe6045vyMC35G539_UkcXP2xJKfD1HEjUZJ8EvygaQIjDrppLsZQHMT8aukhQlmRMaAb8Rljw-rtTEcDfewdO8hoVcyyM/s1600/DSC02625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKu0qdxq0sIpM0vjYEiH8MwgUaxJa1OuL54z31B4SGV8pXeLe6045vyMC35G539_UkcXP2xJKfD1HEjUZJ8EvygaQIjDrppLsZQHMT8aukhQlmRMaAb8Rljw-rtTEcDfewdO8hoVcyyM/s640/DSC02625.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ionian from Forza d'Agro', Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With ancient buildings and stone paved lanes that are impassable by car, this little town has become the backdrop for many movies over the years, in fact you'll recognize parts of Forza d'Agro' from The Godfather.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmwQcpcddNcuei0I_r0dx5qQTSghjd4Hnnp37hj__OgCgltpxcIgi3uQ2kxpH8yUVeOXHNQrFw-EWfwqactRYGTZ2XZfUyO1yF_CpmNw79527ifES8Axtka3LICFD21XwqZaKx18edTw/s1600/Forza_d_Agro_Cathedrale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmwQcpcddNcuei0I_r0dx5qQTSghjd4Hnnp37hj__OgCgltpxcIgi3uQ2kxpH8yUVeOXHNQrFw-EWfwqactRYGTZ2XZfUyO1yF_CpmNw79527ifES8Axtka3LICFD21XwqZaKx18edTw/s640/Forza_d_Agro_Cathedrale.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cathedral Forza d'Agro'</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This entire area has such a rich and wild history, from the Sicani to the Siculi, the Greeks to the Romans, The Byzantines to the Spanish and however many others along the way, so many have come and conquered and left their mark, creating a society and a land that is just completely intriguing and complex.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStIvZOHA4fZmDf69EzcIvWNY4sf8dZJvf_cepOCBlAoP-hF_vFySJ89dN9SRBwRBsIyHetAiTvWrOLDwc1BHCyj6YQI9GtoxNJZeSJ_Od5WxkFBdcjHsbaX-PgRnrRD1eoD4DJfGvuKg/s1600/DSC02607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStIvZOHA4fZmDf69EzcIvWNY4sf8dZJvf_cepOCBlAoP-hF_vFySJ89dN9SRBwRBsIyHetAiTvWrOLDwc1BHCyj6YQI9GtoxNJZeSJ_Od5WxkFBdcjHsbaX-PgRnrRD1eoD4DJfGvuKg/s640/DSC02607.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forza d'Agro' Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5vycd87SuGq-LAP8w5RkHAETBqB6IT5UwhVv-FCxhrpzDJBGDy7P_fDaN8WWHptriIvqNX8goEa2Se1VjXPY57rFRossdXFyNkXTOs87KyFxQCqkAIVEpouKJ48aKPWrT65MHars6uI/s1600/DSC02604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5vycd87SuGq-LAP8w5RkHAETBqB6IT5UwhVv-FCxhrpzDJBGDy7P_fDaN8WWHptriIvqNX8goEa2Se1VjXPY57rFRossdXFyNkXTOs87KyFxQCqkAIVEpouKJ48aKPWrT65MHars6uI/s640/DSC02604.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forza d'Agro' Sicily</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As you can see we got all kinds of weather that day. It started out gorgeous, some rain came through briefly, and then the sun came back out.<br />Forza d'Agro' is tiny and doesn't take much time to have a good look around. There are so many lovely little towns all the way along the coast to stop and visit, all with staggering views across the Ionian Sea, amazing little local eateries, artisan stores and plenty of interesting things to see and do, most of them far from the madding crowds.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07gZqmnDE70xY2A5xJZ6EpX1kG3uw9dDleZt-XM6UxgPDrIKlRIA58oiTSj83c0NxG8DsqZ0Bs2wKri_riB0ZzIvu5cYEpG5jl0vMZ0m9S7eGI8tNDki7V_lIG-yQIa9CkVZbaGjHAoA/s1600/forza.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07gZqmnDE70xY2A5xJZ6EpX1kG3uw9dDleZt-XM6UxgPDrIKlRIA58oiTSj83c0NxG8DsqZ0Bs2wKri_riB0ZzIvu5cYEpG5jl0vMZ0m9S7eGI8tNDki7V_lIG-yQIa9CkVZbaGjHAoA/s400/forza.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ciao from the top of the world. Well the top of the path anyway ;)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>

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