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Lava-Damaged Buildings - Mount Etna, Sicily - Neighbours with Different Fates
Lava-Damaged Buildings - Mount Etna, Sicily - Neighbours with Different Fates
Two neighbouring buildings on Mount Etna reveal the unpredictable path of lava, with one left badly damaged while the other appears remarkably intact.
Mountain Chapel - Mount Etna, Sicily - Between Black Lava and Snow
Mountain Chapel - Mount Etna, Sicily - Between Black Lava and Snow
A small building on the slopes of Mount Etna stands amid rugged black lava, with patches of winter snow highlighting the stark volcanic landscape.
Corsaro Etna Hotel - Mount Etna, Sicily - Rebuilt upon the 1983 Lava
Corsaro Etna Hotel - Mount Etna, Sicily - Rebuilt upon the 1983 Lava
The Corsaro Etna Hotel stands amid the dark lava landscape at 2,000 metres on Mount Etna, with the snow-covered volcanic slopes rising dramatically behind it.
Christmas Nativity - Nicolosi, Sicily - A Sicilian Christmas beneath Mount Etna
Christmas Nativity - Nicolosi, Sicily - A Sicilian Christmas beneath Mount Etna
A Christmas Nativity display decorates a public square in Nicolosi, with life-size silhouettes surrounding a rustic stable and a mosaic set into dark volcanic rock.
Residential Entrance - Nicolosi, Sicily - A Garden Passage behind the Street
Residential Entrance - Nicolosi, Sicily - A Garden Passage behind the Street
A beautifully decorated residential entrance in Nicolosi leads from the street into a secluded passage filled with potted plants and bordered by dark volcanic stone.
Decò Restaurant - Nicolosi, Sicily - Mexican Flavours behind an Old Sicilian Facade
Decò Restaurant - Nicolosi, Sicily - Mexican Flavours behind an Old Sicilian Facade
The weathered façade of Decò restaurant in Nicolosi combines traditional Sicilian architecture with signs advertising tortillas, chili and paella.
Chiesa Madre dello Spirito Santo - Nicolosi, Sicily - White Stone beside Black Lava
Chiesa Madre dello Spirito Santo - Nicolosi, Sicily - White Stone beside Black Lava
The Mother Church of the Holy Spirit rises above Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in Nicolosi, its pale façade contrasting with the dark lava-stone bell tower.
Old Sicilian Farmstead - Catania Countryside - Stone Ruins among the Prickly Pears
Old Sicilian Farmstead - Catania Countryside - Stone Ruins among the Prickly Pears
A weathered Sicilian farmstead stands among fields and prickly pears outside Catania, its crumbling stone walls recalling generations of rural life.
Old Farmhouse - Catania Countryside, Sicily - Weathered Walls among the Orchards
Old Farmhouse - Catania Countryside, Sicily - Weathered Walls among the Orchards
An old rural farmhouse with a traditional tiled roof stands quietly among orchards and mature trees in the countryside outside Catania.