Hotel Villa Nettuno in Taormina is a converted villa with a long tradition and the owner keen to share the history of the building.
Raining hard all morning the last stage to Catania is not straightforward. Country roads fizzling out amongst plantations of mainly lemon trees. A dedicated cyclepath from the outskirts into the centre helps. The city is compact and I will be based here for a few days before flying home.
The Elephant Fountain in Piazza Duomo is the symbol of Catania. It stands in the square in front of the Cathedral. The elephant link with Cantania goes back to Greek mythology although the current monument is hundreds of years old only. Ice Age period elephants evolved in Sicily after sea levels rose cutting it off from the mainland. It's more complicated than that but it's the root of the elephant symbolism.
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