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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.

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

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”

Chiesa Santa Catarina, Largo Santa Catarina, Corso Umberto I

Chiesa di 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) este consacrată Sfintei Ecaterina din Alexandria. Abandonată câteva decenii, a fost restaurată de curând şi redeschisă pentru cult.

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

Saint Catherine of Alexandria statue, dated 1493

High altar (dating from the17th century) and altarpiece (Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, by Jacopo Vignerio, 15th century)

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

Chiesa Santa Catarina, Largo Santa Catarina, Corso Umberto IChurch of San Pancratius, the patron saint of Taormina, Porta Messina

San Pancrazio

On Piazza Vittorio Emanuelle 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 Vittorio Emanuelle palatul Corvaia, un frumos amestec de arhitectură arabă, normandă, cu elemente de gotic catalan, se învecinează cu biserica Santa Catarina

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)

Palatul Corvaia, (prima parte a fost construită de arabi când ei stăpâneau insula, restul este un amestec de stil gotic şi catalan), a găzduit în anul 1410 primul parlament format pe insulă. La primul etaj al palatului se găseşte un muzeu, iar la parter un birou de informare turistică de unde puteţi primi gratuit o hartă a oraşului..

Palazzo Carvaia

Palazzo Carvaia

Palazzo Carvaia

Palazzo Carvaia

Porta MessinaPalazzo Carvaia

Palazzo Carvaia

Porta Messina

Palazzo Carvaia

Porta Messina

Palazzo Carvaia

Via Teatro Greco

Via Teatro Greco

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

Cannoli is one of the most popular Italian dessert recipes. In Italy they are called Cannoli Siciliani. (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).

Cannoli este desertul cel mai popular în Sicilia. În Italia li se spune Cannoli Siciliani. (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

Cannoli Siciliani

Carozza Siciliana

The Sicilian cart (or carretto Siciliano in Italian and carrettu Sicilianu in Sicilian or carretti (plural)) is an ornate, colorful style of horse or donkey-drawn cart tipical to the island of Sicily, in Italy. Carretto Siciliano, 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.

Trinacria.

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

Trinacria.

Trinacria.

Trinacria.

Arrivederci Arrivederci Taormina !Taormina !

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