This series about Sicily, with its stunning photography, gives us a wonderful picture of the natural beauty and art we will find if we travel to the island. Anyone who is thinking of visiting Sicily will be glad they watched these videos. Although not for beginners, they are narrated with a clear voiceover, providing excellent pronunciation and a great many architectural, geographical, zoological and botanical terms.
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More about Aci Trezza and the Cyclops sea stacks, and their roles in legend and tradition.
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By way of Aci Castello, another town dedicated to the mythological Acis, we finally reach Catania, the second largest city in Sicily.
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You won't want to miss the authentic and lively fish market in Catania, nor Brucoli, a fishing village nearby, with its grottoes and castle.
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Augusta is a port city on the eastern coast of Sicily. There are two ancient fortresses and a tower built to defend it in the sixteenth century, and later on, it became a base for dirigibles and seaplanes during World War II.
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Augusta is famous for the castle where Frederick II had his court in the thirteenth century. Every year in September, there is a medieval festival recreating the court, with authentic food, costumes and dancing.
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Visit beautiful Syracuse and the island of Ortygia, the ancient part of the city, with its unique panoramas and rich history of Greek theater.
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This fascinating segment is about rivers, aqueducts, caves, and perhaps the dwellings of the earliest prehistoric man.
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The final segment of this overview of Sicily, is an underwater journey near the coast, where the water is a deep blue, and where there are many interesting species of marine animals.
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