Taormina: Teatro Antico and Isola Bella (May 31)

A beautiful morning at Teatro Antico di Taormina (ancient Greek amphitheater) in Taormina. (Early, Kristi went for a sunrise walk to catch sunrise light on Mt. Etna).  Breakfast was so lovely on the rooftop veranda overlooking the Ionian sea.

Mt. Etna (active)

This afternoon, we took the gondola to Isola Bella and kayaked around the rocky coast and into the blue grotto (cave). Taormina is absolutely lovely and the people so helpful. And the aperol spritzers so delicious.  We've sampled some traditional Sicilian food: a sea bass with olive and capers, arancino pistacchio and of course, canoli!

Graniti (frozen dessert)

Tomorrow we are headed to old town Palermo for a couple nights...