Tag: ortigia
Siracusa (Ortigia), Sicily, Part 1
Siracusa is one of two cities we stayed for several days on the eastern part of Sicily. Taormina is the other, see our earlier posts about it here and here. The city of Siracusa itself is not very scenic, so we stayed instead on the island of Ortigia (or Ortygia in English) at the southeastern…
MOON, Ortigia
While in Sicily, it was easy to find good inexpensive restaurants. We are not vegetarian but really enjoyed the offering at this vegetarian restaurant – Moon, in Ortigia. MOON is an acronym for “Move Ortigia Out of Normality”. The place has a bar, a dozen or so tables, a stage for performances possibly accompanied by…