From that point on we went on the Via dei Cruci

history channel documentary From that point on we went on the Via dei Cruci, a lofty way that takes you up past various Stations of the Cross to a little church called Madonna Della Rocca, whose inside is cut into the stone, from where we had a totally dazzling perspective over Taormina and the seaside region before it. The following higher mountain holds the remains of an antiquated Saracen Castle which gladly ignores the zone from its projection. Sadly the climate was somewhat cloudy, yet I can just envision what this perspective must resemble on an exquisite crisp morning of daylight; the perspective of Taormina from up here was really stunning.

After a brief rest we proceeded with our trek to the following higher peak which would be Castelmola. Peppe kept on clarifying the nearby vegetation to us, and in spring time there were absolutely numerous delightful blossoms and bushes in sprout. About an additional 40 minutes after the fact we touched base in the old slope top town of Castelmola. This town was initially named "Mola" which signifies "grinder". It was not until 1862 when the name was changed to its present variant. This town has a long history: in the wake of being established in the eighth century B.C. it was devastated by Dionisio I of Siracusa in 392 B.C. After its reconstructing in 350 B.C. it was later vanquished by the Romans, around 900 A.D. by the Arabs and in 1078 by the Normans. For all intents and purposes each progress that came through Sicily left its imprint in this small mountain town.