Sicilia Taormina, in giro per la citta

1. Taormina In giro per la città

2. Guy de Maupassant in "La Vie errante", 1885, wrote: " if somebody might pass one day only in Sicily and asked: What should I visit? I would answer without hesitate: Taormina.

3. The architecture and artistic richness of Taormina originate from the numerous cultural influences that have characterized the city for centuries Arhitectura şi bogăţia artistică a oraşului Taormina se datorează numeroaselor influenţe culturale care au marcat oraşul de-a lungul secolelor

4. Other interesting town to visit on Sicily is Taormina, called the “pearl of the Ionian Sea” Un alt oraş care merită văzut în Sicilia este Taormina, supranumit „Perla Mării Ionice”

5. Chiesa Santa Catarina, Largo Santa Catarina, Corso Umberto I

6. Chiesadi Santa Caterina built in the early part of the 17th Century, is a Baroque church consecrated to St. Catherine of Alexandria d'Egitto. Although it was in ruins for four decades, one can still find well-preserved artifacts and designs of the time. The church was restored by the commune council and reopened for worship in 1977. Biserica Santa Caterina(baroc, sec XVII) esteconsacratăSfinteiEcaterina din Alexandria. Abandonată câteva decenii, a fost restaurată de curând şi redeschisă pentru cult.

8. Paolo Greco, Saint Catherine of Alexandria. 1705 statue on the facade of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria baroque church, dating from the 17th century

11. Saint Catherine of Alexandria statue, dated 1493

13. High altar (dating from the 17th century) and altarpiece (Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, by Jacopo Vignerio, 15th century)

14. Left side altar (dating from the 17th century, the painting features the Triumph of the Cross and was painted by a 17th century Anonymous) Triumful Sfintei Cruci, Anonim, sec XVII

18. Church of San Pancratius, the patron saint of Taormina, Porta Messina Chiesa Santa Catarina, Largo Santa Catarina, Corso Umberto I

19. San Pancrazio

20. On Piazza VittorioEmanuelle stands the Palazzo Corvaia, an architectural mixture of Arabian, Norman, and Catalonian-Gothic elements, and the church of Santa Caterina, with Roman remains in the background. În piaţa VittorioEmanuellepalatul Corvaia, un frumos amestec de arhitectură arabă, normandă, cu elemente de gotic catalan, se învecinează cu biserica Santa Catarina

21. Palazzo Corvaja– The first part of this wonderful medieval palace was built by the Arabs during their period of rule. It was a cube-shaped tower that was used for defending the town. Later, Palazzo Crovaja, the seat of the Sicilian Parliament was added to the tower, that was extended over the years and after a period in which it was abandoned after the Second World War, the building was renovated and recovered, maintaining the characteristic mix of styles: Arabic (the tower), Norman (the fifteenth-century hall where the Parliamentary meeting were held), and Gothic (the shape of the façade windows) PalatulCorvaia, (prima parte a fost construită de arabi când ei stăpâneau insula, restul este un amestec de stilgoticşicatalan), a găzduitîn anul 1410 primulparlament format peinsulă. La primuletaj al palatului se găseşte un muzeu, iar la parter un birou de informareturistică de undeputeţiprimigratuit o hartă a oraşului

22. Palazzo Carvaia

23. Palazzo Carvaia

24. Palazzo Carvaia

25. Palazzo Carvaia

26. Porta Messina Palazzo Carvaia

27. Palazzo Carvaia

28. Porta Messina Palazzo Carvaia

29. Porta Messina

30. Palazzo Carvaia

31. Via Teatro Greco

32. Via Teatro Greco

34. In The Godfather one of the most celebrated lines is “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” The line implies that even tough Sicilians who have just committed murder are not about to forget this famous dessert, originating in Sicily over 1000 years ago. În filmul Naşul una dintre cele mai celebre replici era „lasă puşca şi ia o prăjitură (cannoli)”. Înţelesul fiind că până şi ucigaşii sicilieni nu pot uita de faimosul desert inventat în Sicilia cu o mie de ani în urmă

36. Cannoli is one of the most popular Italian dessert recipes. In Italy they are called CannoliSiciliani. (I've seen American bakeries label them "cream horns") Cannoli is a tube-shaped shell of fried pastry dough that is filled with a sweet creamy filling usually containing ricotta cheese (or sweetened mascarpone) and blended with: vanilla, chocolate, pistachio, candied citrus peel, cherries, Marsala wine, rosewater (or other flavorings). Cannolieste desertul cel mai popular în Sicilia. În Italia li se spune CannoliSiciliani. (În cofetăriile americane au eticheta de “cream horns“-cornuri cu frişcă) Canoli este o prăjitură care are forma unui tub, umplută cu o cremă dulce care conţine de obicei ricotta (un fel de urdă) sau mascarpone, aromată cu vanilie, cacao, fistic,etc

37. Cannoli Siciliani

38. Carozza Siciliana

41. The Sicilian cart (or carrettoSiciliano in Italian and carrettuSicilianu in Sicilian or carretti (plural)) is an ornate, colorful style of horse or donkey-drawn cart tipical to the island of Sicily, in Italy. CarrettoSiciliano, Painted carts of Sicily, introduced by the Greeks. Panel illustrations depicted the Crusades, chivalry and other important events in Catholic and European history. Cele mai cunoscute tradiţii populare din insulă ramân până azi teatrul de păpuşi şi decoratele căruţe siciliene foarte viu colorate, trase de un cal sau de un măgăruş. Acest tip de mijloc de locomoţie a fost introdus de greci. Imaginile pictate reprezintă scene din Cruciade, turniruri sau evenimente importante din istoria Creştinismului sau a Europei.

44. Trinacria.

45. Trinacria. After 1302 the island kingdom was sometimes called the Kingdom of Trinacria.

46. Trinacria.

47. Trinacria.

50. Arrivederci Taormina !