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[quote=Anonymous]I was in Sicily this past fall. We absolutely loved Syracuse and it's an easy bus ride from the Catania airport. We were there two nights and I wish we had spent one more night and explored the surrounding area a bit. We then took a train to Taromina and spent several days there. It's lovely, but after Syracuse, Taromina felt very touristy.

One of the absolute highlights of the entire trip, however, was hiking Mt. Etna. That was amazing. We drove up to Mt. Etna from Taromina early in the morning and then booked a guide and bought tickets when we got there. There are two tickets you need -- one to ride the gondola about halfway up the mountain. If you just do that, you'll get a feel for the volcano, but to really experience it, you need to either hike with a guide (in a small group of about 12-15) or take a bus up the mountain. We hiked with a super knowledgeable guide who was awesome. There are a bunch of outfitters there and they all are about the same price. They'll provide you with warm socks, hiking boots, a heavy coat, and a helmet so you don't need to pack any of that with you. My partner and I (in our 50s) are in decent shape, and it was a bit of challenging because it's steep and you feel like you're hiking in sand, but we definitely could do it and it was so worth it. [/quote]

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