LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Sea

Giardini Naxos, 50 kilometres from Messina, is the most ancient of Sicilian Greek colonies. Founded by Chalcidians in 734 BC, who successively expanded into other areas of Sicily, today it is a renowned tourism resort. This photo was taken during the off-season, but in the summer, the water is a vibrant blue and the beach is crowded with tourists from France, Germany, and other European countries. You can see some of the volcanic rocks (since Giardini-Naxos is located fairly close to Mt. Etna), and the water slide, in the distance.

Giardini Naxos, 50 kilometres from Messina, is the most ancient of Sicilian Greek colonies. Founded by Chalcidians in 734 BC, who successively expanded into other areas of Sicily, today it is a renowned tourism resort. This photo was taken during the off-season, but in the summer, the water is a vibrant blue and the beach is crowded with tourists from France, Germany, and other European countries. You can see some of the volcanic rocks (since Giardini-Naxos is located fairly close to Mt. Etna), and the water slide, in the distance.

Taormina is a town on the island of Sicily in Italy, and in ancient times was a Greek colony (Tauromenium), dating from about 400 BC, which submitted to Roman authority in 212 BC during the Second Punic War. Taormina is in the Province of Messina, together with the beautiful Aeolian Islands and the ancient city of Milazzo. It can be reached via highways (autostradas) from Messina to the North and Catania to the South. Taormina has been a very popular destination with tourists since the 19th century. It has beautiful beaches (accessible via a Funicular) by the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina is built on an extremely hilly coast, and is approximately a forty-five minute drive away from Europe's largest active volcano, Mount Etna. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taormina