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Torre Archirafi is a quiet fishing village which we have found to be a good base for exploring the Catania region. Acireale, Giarre, Riposto and Taormina are all easily reached by local bus and train, although we usually choose to walk along the promenade (Lungomare Pantano) to Riposto and Giarre. We'd take the train from Giarre when visiting Taormina.
We tend to alternate our days of exploring the region with stay-at-home days. Torre Archirafi is great for lazy days such as these. We'd normally shop for fresh bread, cheese, tomatoes, marinated olives, and then breakfast on the balcony to catch the morning rays. Once we'd had enough of the sun we'd read under the shade of the trees in the garden, or I'd busy myself with a video camera waiting for something to happen – like the lizards coming out to play.
At some stage we'd go for a walk around the village and maybe stop in at the butchers, buy fresh veg and fruit from the greengrocers or from the van that comes around at certain times of the day, or we'd plan to eat out later at one of the fish restaurants, and instead of shopping have a drink or two and snack on orancinas at the bar on Via Marina.
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