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Sicily Then & Now

Pam Hawley Marlin   July 2022

 

Palermo

The magnificent cathedral Assunta and grounds, Palermo, Sicily. 1907Library of Congress

The Palermo Cathedral in 2022. P Marlin

 

An old city gate (Porta Nuova), near the royal palace, Palermo, Sicily. 1907 Library of Congress

Porta Nuova in 2022. P Marlin

 

Valley of the Temples

Where almond trees bloom beside the ruined temple of Castor and Pollux (temple of Dioscuri), N.W. Girgenti, Sicily Library of Congress

Temple of Dioscuri (Temple I) in 2022. P Marlin

 

Syracuse

Spring of Arethusa, where the nymph was metamorphosed by Diana over Syracuse harbor, Sicily. 1906 Library of Congress

Spring of Arethusa in 2022. P Marlin

Syracuse cathedral showing doric columns of older pagan temple in north wall. Library of Congress

Syracuse cathedral in 2022. J Marlin

 

Taormina

Church of San Giuseppe. 1916 - 1918 Library of Congress

Church of San Giuseppe in 2022. J Marlin

Looking over Taormina's ancient theatre to snowy Mt. Etna twenty miles away. 1906 Library of Congress

Taormina theater with Mt. Etna in the distance in 2022. D Marlin