SICILY.
Monday 02/02/2015 to Monday 09/02/2015.
Catania.
Monday 02/02/2015 to Monday 09/02/2015.
Palermo, car park graffiti.
Palermo.
Aspra.
Cacamo.
Cacamo, church detail.
Cefalu.
Cefalu cathedral.
Cefalu cathedral, Norman mosaic.
Catania.
Arriving at Catania, traffic jam because of the opening firework
for the week-long Sant'Agata celebrations.
"Confusion" to enter the cathedral for the 6:00 AM Messa del Aurora.
Catania, Messa del Aurora celebration, with the Sant'Agata shrine oat the right hand side.
Catania, Sant'Agata breakfast, with the "Minni di Virgini" (Sant'Agata's breasts),
also called "Cassatini Siciliani".
also called "Cassatini Siciliani".
Catania, Piazza del Duomo, at a quieter time, with the elephant statue in the center.
Catania, "U Liotru", the city symbol.
Assembled from a lava stone elephant statue from Roman times,
and an Egyptian obelisk.
Catania, colorful street decoration.
Syracusa, the mystical Duomo, built over a Greek temple
(in this picture one can see some of the Greek columns,
integrated in the wall, on the left hand side of the building).
Syracusa, restaurant serenade.
Noto, the Cathedral.
Noto, more churches.
Catania, quite explicit decoration of the Candelores.
Catania, detail of another Candelore.
Catania, detail of another Candelore.
Catania, detail of another Candelore.
Catania.
Catania, the fish market.
Catania, fruit and vegetable market. Beautiful, juicy, tasty oranges for 50€ct/kg.
Catania.
Catania, the baroque Candelores being pulled in front of the religious procession.
There are 12 of them, representiong the different corporations,
each weighting between 400 and 1000kg, carried by 8 to 12 men.
There are 12 of them, representiong the different corporations,
each weighting between 400 and 1000kg, carried by 8 to 12 men.
Catania, devoti with "phallic" candles
These candles may weight over 100kg and are carried during hours.
These candles may weight over 100kg and are carried during hours.
Catania, the silver procession carriage with Sant'Agata's effigy and relics.
Hysterical people screaming "Viva Sant'Agata".
Hysterical people screaming "Viva Sant'Agata".
Taormina, Piazza IX Aprile.
Taormina, the panorama from the Piazza IX Aprile.
Taormina, the Greek theatre.
Palermo,San Domenico church.
Palermo, San Domenico church, Santa Rita chapel
(Patroness of Impossible causes).
Palermo, Oratorio del Rosario di Santa Cita (Saint Zita),
commemorating the 1571 battle of Lepanto against the Turks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto
(Patroness of Impossible causes).
commemorating the 1571 battle of Lepanto against the Turks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto
Palermo, Oratorio del Rosario di Santa Cita.
Palermo, Martorano and San Cataldo churches.
Palermo, town hall during siesta time.
Palermo streets.
Mazara del Vallo.
Marsala, the Florio factory shop (Marsala wine).
Trapani, the Salinas and the windmills.
Palermo, Villa Malfitano private guided tour (Giuseppe Whitaker foundation).
Showcase of the Liberty style, Italian variant of the Art Nouveau.
Showcase of the Liberty style, Italian variant of the Art Nouveau.
Three and a half hours of delay for the return flight from Palermo.
But I can't complain much, as I payed less than 20€ for it.
But I can't complain much, as I payed less than 20€ for it.
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