After visiting some churches I did a shot of this little street which represents Sicily in a very good way. Stylish, accentuated, Italian architecture …
Near Trieste and castle Miramare you can find this bay with boats any yachts. Going downstairs you get a very good espresso and smell of fresh, salty sea air.
I have been at this agrirutrismo location in Sicily before noon, so I had to step back a bit with the offered wine tasting. There has been two kinds of red and white wine, olive oil and Sicilian with bread to try. After tasting it was possible to buy the products to enjoy them at home. 🙂
There are many similarities for the churches in Sicily, most are built on a higher plateau, have staircases to the entrance and are built from sandy stone and each church is a piece of art.
For relaxing here you have the ingredients: glistening sea, blue sky, warm breath of air, ships on the horizon, strolling on the boardwalk and looking after a cafe for some espresso or cappuccino.
One of the classical motives are sea, sky and a jetty. All of this you get in Italy. It’s nice to have the different colors, smooth waves, some sea breeze and a beautiful blue sky and an overall relaxing atmosphere. After sea watching it’s time for an ice cream (gelati) …
What’s this, Agriturismo? Often farmhouses embedded in beautiful landscapes, with original food, wine, cheese and local specialities. Wining is done very professionally with state of the art distilleries. They offer wine and olive oil tastings, really good, but be careful if this starts forenoon, because of the wine … 🙂
“Old man and the sea” was a book from Ernest Hemingway. My motive is no fisherman but it’s an old man for sure. The wind, surge of waves and the smell of the sea with an old man standing and looking at the wide horizon.
