The first part of this medieval palace was built in the 10th century, when Arabs conquered the city from Byzantine Imperium. It was a cube-shaped tower that was used for defending the town.
The tower was extended in the 13rd and 14th century assuming the current characteristic mix of styles: Arabic (the tower), Norman (the fifteenth-century hall where the Parliamentary [...]
Archive for the tag 'Vacation'
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Taormina 2019
Palazzo Corvaja
16 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2020
Filed under Holidays, Sherborne 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Walks. The body advances, while the mind flutters around like a bird.
Jules Renard
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 27th 2020
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Taormina 2019
Palazzo dei Duchi di Santo Stefano
The Palazzo Duchi S. Stafano is located on the Via de Spuches right next to the town gate Porta Catania in Taormina.
It was the residence of the spanish aritocratic family De Spuches, dukes of Santo Stefano. The palazzo was built in the 14th century and exhibites fine examples of Sicilian Romanesque and Gothic style, fitted with Arabic-Norman [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 24th 2020
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Science & Nature, Taormina 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Anais Nin
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 5th 2020
Remember when life’s path is steep, keep your mind even.
Horace
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 29th 2019
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
Jimi Hendrix
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2019
