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| Sicily |
| Mount Etna from Taormina. |
| An early 20th Century view of the Foro Italico and Porta Felice at Palermo. (Z) |
| A postcard from 1913. |
| Stromboli is one of the outermost of the Aeolian Islands off the north-east coast of Sicily. This is a fascinating area to visit - boat trips are available from the ports along the north Sicilian coast, so go there if you ever get the chance !! (Z) |
| A 1937 postcard of Etna seen from Catania. (Z) |
| Catania - Via Crociferi. (Z) |
| Catania - Piazza del Martiri - and a train ! |
| Messina - the Cathedral. (Z) |
| The Teatro Bellini in Catania. (Z) |
| Taormina - a 1933 postcard. |
| A 1926 postcard of Taormina. |
| An early 20th Century postcard of the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania. |
| The Entrance to the Teatro Antico in Taormina. |
| Siracusa - Antico Ginnasio e sepulcro di Timolconte. |
| A poor quality postcard of the Teatro Antico. |
| The Amphitheatre at Siracusa. |
| The Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Messina. |
| Palermo - Via Roma. (Z) |
| Clicking on the logo above will lead you to more postcards of Italy. |
| Sicily, situated at the toe of Italy, is the largest island in the Mediterranean and is also an autonomous region of Italy. The north east of the island is dominated by Mount Etna which, although still very active, may be visited quite easily - take a trip from the visitor centre, very exciting ! |
| Palermo, Viale della Liberta. (Z) |
| Palermo, Piazza S Domenico. |
| Catania, Via Garibaldi. (Z) |
| Did You Know...........that on 28 December 1908 a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Messina ? About 93% of the town was destroyed and some 70,000 residents killed by the 'quake and the tsunami which followed soon after. Follow this link to read more. |
| Palermo and Monte Pellegrino. (Z) |
| Palermo Cathedral. |
| The "New" Post Office in Palermo. |
| Palermo, Via Borgo and Monte Pelegrino. |
| The Garibaldi Theatre or Politeama in Palermo. |
| Palermo in the late 1930s. |
| Messina, Banca di Sicilia. |
| Messina, Banca d'Italia |
| Postcards of the Past |
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| Messina, Via Garibaldi. |
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