Our first day-trip from Collesano was to the beach town of Cefalu'. This coastal village about 6 miles west along the coast shares much of the history with Palermo and Collesano, the north-western coast of Sicily having a slightly different background than, say, the south-eastern coast.
It does glow beneath the mountain from a distance, the church easily the biggest structure in town:
Walking around was great, as evidenced by the smile:
The church was nice, and we ventured inside. The scale here is normal for European church stuff, making you feel small and the like, but I always think back to my memory of what the church looked like from a distance, towering over everything.
In its presence, you get a more realistic feel.
At one point walking around, we went through a portal in the wall and found ourselves on a rocky path next to the crashing waves and the ancient wall.
The water was so blue and inviting, very similar to that first swimming hole outside of Siracusa. Corrie had me take a shot of her:
We ate a fancy, oceanside restaurant that catered to tourists, but this wasn't on a sandy beach. The dining room was multi-tiered and the outdoorsy section was like a veranda overlooking the rocky coast we had just been walking along:
We went back to the car, got our swim stuff ready, and joined the masses on the beach and in the water. It was refreshing. Afterwards we went back to Collesano and rested before dinner.
Here are a few more pictures from around town. The first is one of the few remaining Arab portals gazing down at the shore:
Lola on the rocky path outside the wall:
Breastfeeding on a marble statue from inside the big church:
The church:
Cass and me messing around on the grounds of the church:
It was a beautiful and ancient little beach community. LOTS of tourists, though...
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| Construction work happening on a tourist establishment |
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| Trying to get real visual perspective on the village and mountain |
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| Ocean off in the distance; road back to Collesano |
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