We stayed at the Etna Golf Hotel on the lower slopes of Mount Etna but for most of the 5 days we were there we were unable to see the mountain top. Then on the last full day there the clouds cleared and we had this wonderful view of Mount Etna with it's plume of smoke coming from it. The Golf course next to the Hotel is very attractive mostly due to the very fertile soil you find on the lower sloipes of the mountain. 
These 2 photos are taken at the Fishing Village of Aci Trezza. It was advertised as a visit to a Village but to be honest it was really a town and not very attractive but the sun shone for the first time in several days so it was very pleasant.
This is the town of Taormina in Sicily and the nicest town of the holiday. It is built on the side of a hill and is 300 Metres above the shore.
The Greek Amphitheatre in Taormina
The old town of Taormina
The view from our room balcony. It is a family run hotel and the food last night was just wonderful.
This is a lovely square in Lecce on Sunday and a nice place for a meal.
On Monday we moved from our Hotel to the small mountain town of Altomonte about 200 miles south. On the way there we visited another Unesco World Heritage site the "Sassi" Caves of Matera. These were occupied until the late 50s and early 60s by up to 20,000 people living in absolute poverty. The inhabitants were moved to Council accomodation and then in the 90s the area was given Unesco status. It is ironic but mow the only people who can afford to live in the caves are the wealthy.
The local stone is a very soft limestone and this has enabled some very inticate carving to be done on the stonework of the Cathedral
About 90 m inutes from our hotel is the lovely ancient city of Lecce which is nicknamed the Florence of the South. This photograph is taken in Piazzo Sant Oronzo.
