Sicily: Taormina & Syracuse Alone: A Solo Travel Guide for Women 50 and Over

Eastern Sicily, Ortigia, Etna and baroque towns.

Start the day with granita and brioche, walk Ortigia on foot, and spend a day in Noto with the last bus back checked, then end with Etna wine by the glass.

Eat alone: a rosticceria counter, pasta alla Norma, Antica Dolceria Bonajuto in Modica.

See: Neapolis, Taormina's Greek theater, Catania's market, Ragusa Ibla.

Feel safe: Corso Umberto pickpockets, summer heat at sites, the last bus.

Day plans, hotels by budget and honest safety notes. EPUB ebook.