To the east of Mount Etna lies a coastal small town, Fiumefreddo di Sicilia – meaning Cold River, with a population of about ten thousand. Fiumefreddo is well placed for visiting both Etna, the Alcantara range and the tourist hotspots of Taormina and Isola Bella, beside the Ionian sea. Several scenes from the Godfather films were shot there ,and it’s easy to get off the tourist trail to visit sleepy little villages, and drive along empty roads. The town’s beach at Marina di Cottone is shingle with a couple of Lidos to choose from and is edged with bamboo and eucalyptus trees.
The town is along the main road from Catania, Sicily’s second city, with its airport and historic Messina to the north, a port city that is the gateway to mainland Italy. The region is known for it’s citrus and olive groves, as well as vineyards. Along with Travelling Friend I stayed at an Agriturism Hotel, with it’s own large citrus groves and exotic plant nursery. La Terra dei Sogni was a lucky find, wonderful food, friendly helpful staff and a super location made this a perfect place to stay. It was ultra relaxing and had a mix of Italian, German, French and British guests, so chance to test my few words in several languages.
The photos in the gallery below are all taken within a mile on one of my early morning walks, before seven that is.
I’ll be back in a few days with some more about my holiday in Sicily, perhaps I’ll show you my jeep day.
Lucid Gypsy 
Love and enjoy the pictures. Nice to hear about your trip.
Awesome shots. Looks like an amazing place. I love Italy and its history, but never been to Sicily. Reminds me of a little of a sleepy village I stayed for a few days in France.
Looks so serene and beautiful in the early morning light! Does it get over run by visitors later in the day? 5 & 6 are gorgeous.Gilly.
Not that little town Madhu, by one o clock it’s silent when everyone has siesta!
Lovely post Gilly. You told us so much in a few words, information and atmosphere, and the heat.
A place I’d love to go one day. Thank you
looks rustic gilly, but with that big road right there too … oranges to spare and the orange painted building!
What an interesting place to visit.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Looks like a wonderful time and I enjoyed your photographs of such a lovely place.
Very picturesque, Gilly. Lovely place to go walking. Enjoy the rest of your stay there. 🙂
Looks lie a beautiful pace to visit, and well done you getting up early to grab a walk and some photos before the sun heats everything up 🙂
What a beautiful place, Gilly and a beautiful peaceful walk through your lens.
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Lovely photos! So remind me of a great holiday in Sciliy and the Aeolian Islands.
Beautiful Gilly
mi fa molto piacere che tu stia visitando una regione della mia bella Italia, credo troverai altri scatti bellissimi come questi da farci vedere, intanto te ne mando uno io dalla mia Toscana
I am very pleased that you are visiting a region of my beautiful Italy, I believe you will find other beautiful shots like these we see, meanwhile you’ll send one myself from my Tuscany
what a gorgeous place to wander in…yes pleas i want to see your jeep day
That looks so wonderful! So close to where you stayed, too! There’s nothing quite like walking in unfamiliar areas, but I want to see the Jeep day shots, too! 🙂
Great post of town!
Fascinating! Awesome photos, too!