Explorations of a small town perched by the edge of the sea.
Located on the toe of Italy’s boot, Scilla is a small town I found by accident. Boredom found this beautiful city. I took one look on Google Maps, and it was immediately added to my trip.
Scilla is a coastal town on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It consists of two parts, the lower town and the upper town. The upper town is located on top of a cliff overlooking the sea and the lower town. I started in the upper town and worked my way down. It was a bit of a climb back.
Jana Irving I love how Italy has all these arches over narrow streets.
Jana Irving Don’t have room for a garden? No, problem in Italy.
Jana Irving First views from the top at the town’s main piazza. The land in the distance is Sicily.
Jana Irving The upper town is built on a peninsula of high ground, complete with a castle.
Jana Irving Views from the other side.
Jana Irving Chiesa Madre dell’ Immacolata and the Castello Ruffo di Scilla.
Jana Irving The staircase down from the upper town is a bit fancy.
Jana Irving That mosaic is very vibrant.
Jana Irving Going into the castle!
Jana Irving For 2€ you can walk around. It doesn’t have a big exhibit but the views were great.
Jana Irving The Scilla Lighthouse is still important because Scilla is right at the entrance of the Messina Strait, a major shipping channel.
Jana Irving Looks at that view! It’s really obvious here how much higher the upper town is from the lower town.
Jana Irving And then the other side.
Jana Irving Heading down to the lower town.
Jana Irving Scilla is a popular weekend get away in the summer.
Jana Irving Love the traditional fishing boats.
Jana Irving Perched on the edge of the sea.
Jana Irving Looking back toward the castle.
Jana Irving An unexpected waterfall.
Jana Irving Such a cute town.
Jana Irving A narrow street of shops.
Jana Irving So cute.
Jana Irving Heading to the bit of town near the water in front of the castle.
Jana Irving The castle being very much a castle.
Jana Irving There is a random grotto shrine inside of a covered road that connects the two lower sections of town.
Jana Irving A cute little church.
Jana Irving The beach side of town.
Jana Irving On my way back up.
Jana Irving Still heading up.
Jana Irving The backside of San Rocco.
Scilla was the second stop of the day, so I only had the afternoon to explore. The town is probably more lively in the summer. I’m glad I basically had the town to myself.
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