Near to the Necropolis and the Romantic Ruin is a viewing platform over Isola Bella Bay.
Conveniently situated by the viewing platform is Cafe L’Oblio, a cafe with a view.
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Views Over Isola Bella Bay
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2019
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Romantic Ruin
This ruin is situated near to the Arabian Necropolis.
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 17th 2019
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
William Butler Yeats
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2019
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The Arabian Necropolis
The Necropolis is situatated just outside the town of Taormina.
In a wooded area along the Via Lurgi Pirandello, is a stretch of ancient wall with rows of recesses symmetrically arranged one above the other. These are not Roman ruins, as we might too hastily imagine, but the remains of an old Byzantine cemetery, probably used [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 10th 2019
The church stands next to Palazo Corvaja and dates from the 17th-18th century. The facade, above which is a short bell-tower, is simple and adorned with an 18th-century Baroque door. Above it in a niche, is a sculptured likeness of St Catherine of Alexandria executed in the 18th century by P. Greco. The interior, of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 29th 2019
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Welcome to My Place
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 26th 2019
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Sherborne 2019
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Lau Tzu
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 25th 2019
