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room with a view
A shared patio with a seaside view from a top floor of the Hotel Isabella, Taormina, Sicily.
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a Sicilian funeral
A funeral procession winds its way through the normally traffic-free Corso Umberto, Taormina, Sicily, on an early winter's evening.
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souvenirs of Taormina
An antique and objets d'art shop window on the Corso Umberto, Taormina, Sicily. The paintings are of the Greco-Roman Theatre that is one of the town's main tourist attractions for those who have had enough of the beach for a while.
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The Strait of Messina
From Roccalumera, Sicily, to Lazzaro, Calabria, where the Strait of Messina opens up into the Ionian Sea
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Stuff for Sale
A truck casually stopped on the roadside with wares for sale, Roccalumera, Sicily
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Fishing boats stored along the coast of Sicily
Fishing is a smaller business in this part of the Mediterranean than many from elsewhere realize. But it's prevalent enough to add more colour to the coast -- and some fresh (albeit often expensive) protein to the table.
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Between Seasons
Travellers in the off season might miss some of the fun of basking in the sun on the many beaches that dot the Strait of Messina, where the mountains touch the sea, but the emptier vistas are stunning.
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Contemporary Myths of the Strait of Messina
A golden Madonna and Neptune famously overlook the Strait of Messina from the city of Messina, but south along the coast of Sicily, other guardians of the sea can be found, like this one, near the town of Roccalumera.
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The Western Pylon
Two pylons, that from 1957 to 1994 carried between them a massive powerline from Calabria on the Italian mainland to the island of Sicily, no longer serve any but a memorial purpose.
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Watching the Mainland
At its narrowest, the Strait of Messina is less than two miles across. For now, that two miles is still crossed by ferry -- regardless of whether you're walking or taking the train. A planned suspension bridge, which would be the longest in the world, was put on hold in 2006, but Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, or reelection in the spring of '08, promised to put the project back on track.
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Stephanie Fysh has been a member since 5 January 2008 and goes by StephanieFysh.
Currently in Toronto, Canada.
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I am a Toronto-based editor and photographer with a thing about the erotics of the built world, of our selves, and of the photograph. And I am going to see the whole world before I die.
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