I went on a school trip to the island of Sicily to embrace the Sicilian Culture. I will say now that the culture over there is very different to the culture here in Britain. Everyone seemed to either be very laid back or in a rush in Sicily. But obviously being in Sicily, the beautiful Italian language would be ringing out from every direction. Here are some photos from my adventure to Sicily.
Day 1 - Travelling to Sicily and visiting Catania
Here is the view from the aeroplane window at sunrise when I was travelling over to Sicily.
When we landed we got onto a coach and travelled into Catania where we saw many streets filled with beautiful, rustic buildings.
We were on the hunt for some traditional Italian food and couldn't resist some pizza. If you ever go to Italy I highly recommend you should treat your tastebuds on some classic pizza because it is obviously the best thing to eat there.
I fell in love with all the Sicilian buildings because of the colours and quirkiness of the architecture.
When walking through the streets of Sicily we came across some interesting graffiti artwork by the artist C215. The contrast between the black and white of the paint worked really well with the urban street walls.
Our next stop was the Cavea of the Greek-Roman Theatre. It was really interesting to be able to see the ruins of an old Greek-Roman theatre and finding out about how it was built.
We even saw some cats at the theatre!
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Day 2 - Giardini-Naxos and Taormina
On the second day of our trip we were luckily enough to have some sunny and warm weather to go down to the coast and soak up some rays.
The weather so lovely, which made it even better to photos of the beautiful landscapes.
We then moved off to travel up to the Ancient theatre of Taormina. The views were phenomenal since you could see the whole coast from the theatre.
After visiting the theatre we then walked into the centre of Taormina and the views just kept getting better.
...Day 3 - Isola di Oritgia
Sadly on the third day in Sicily it tipped it down with rain so we couldn't explore Isola di Ortigia in much depth.
This was the restaurant that we managed to find in the pouring rain and couldn't resist trying the pasta that they served.
However, about midday the sun came out and brighten up the area just as we were passing the Duomo di Siracusa.
I also fell in love with architecture in Isola di Ortigia. All the colours were so eye catching you couldn't help but take photos. After visiting Isola di Ortigia we then had a three hour journey across the island to Agrigento, where we were going to be staying for the last two days of the trip.
...Day 4 - Agrigento, Valley of the Temples
For our final full day in Sicily we embarked an adventure to the Valley of the Temples.
The weather was perfect for the final day. It was sunny all day and it made the temples look even more stunning.
This was the first temple that we saw, the Temple of Juno.
After finishing at the valley of the temples we then travelled to Castelvetrano and explored the temples there. This temple is called the Temple of Hera.
For the last temple we had to walk in the sunshine from the Temple of Hera to this temple near the sea.
...Day 5 - Travelling home
For the final day we had to travel back across the island to the airport.
Once again I took a photo from the window of the aeroplane on the flight back. This time it was took at sunset.
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The trip to Sicily was an amazing adventure that gave me a great opportunity to take many photos.
If you ever travel to Sicily I definitely recommend visiting all the temples, they were so mind blowing and the weather just made it even better.
