{"id":5834,"date":"2025-09-28T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b9-sicily-lava-and-blue-%f0%9f%8c%8a%e2%98%80%ef%b8%8f\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T10:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T10:18:52","slug":"%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b9-sicily-lava-and-blue-%f0%9f%8c%8a%e2%98%80%ef%b8%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/en\/%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b9-sicily-lava-and-blue-%f0%9f%8c%8a%e2%98%80%ef%b8%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Sicily \u2013 lava and blue \ud83c\udf0a\u2600\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"from-catania-across-half-the-island-toward-monte-cofano-and-monte-monaco-where-lava-turns-into-blue\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">From Catania across half the island \u2013 toward Monte Cofano and Monte Monaco, where lava turns into blue<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7ab903b6e03dd2daf8e84ae458741d1b\"><strong>\ud83c\udf0b Mount Etna was calling to us already from the plane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3401\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"The first rays of sunlight above the clouds. The flight to Catania felt like the opening scene of an adventure movie that&#x2019;s just beginning. \"  class=\"wp-image-3401 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Morning at 10,000 meters &#x2600;&#xFE0F;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9937-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3403\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"From the plane window, it looked like a calm volcano straight out of a travel brochure. The next day, we saw it&#x2019;s not that calm at all &#x1F605; \"  class=\"wp-image-3403 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Etna says: welcome to Sicily &#x1F525;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9963-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3404\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Suddenly everyone went quiet, because outside the windows there was only a sea of clouds and the tip of Etna. No one even reached for their phone in those first seconds. \"  class=\"wp-image-3404 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"A view that silences the whole plane &#x1F62E;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9962-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a9cb6060995877f98a0aadb3fb948d8\">Even before landing in Catania, we saw it through the window \u2013 massive, smoking, lit by the first light of the day.<br\/><strong>Etna.<\/strong> It looked like the guardian of Sicily, saying: <strong><em>everything here begins with fire \ud83d\udd25<\/em><\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Etna-z-samolotu.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4cd137a2421b4598a6b91995b0cfe2f1\">This is where our Italian adventure began.<br\/>Even though we planned to climb it the next day (and we did!), today we\u2019re heading to the other end of the island \u2013 where instead of lava, the blue of the sea, cliffs, and lazy cicadas take over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-681b347f6148f8c04c4d9584ab92c33f\"><strong>\ud83d\ude97 Roads shaped by the wind<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96698a93a980e53e6fdb8498add1893b\">After leaving Catania, the landscape shifts like a kaleidoscope.<br\/>The A19 highway runs over valleys and through the mountains, suspended on bridges and viaducts that were meant to be the pride of southern Italy.<br\/>Today, in places, they look like nature is trying to reclaim them \u2013 a piece has fallen off, another has sunk, and the \u201clavori in corso\u201d signs have become part of the scenery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6dd117e6c34808fdd7d272de10b8978\"><strong>\u2013 Is this a bridge or a highway?<br\/>\u2013 More like a bridge to a highway that\u2019s also a bridge \ud83d\ude05<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c501ffd21044b3cbe145363377179f5f\">One thing\u2019s certain: this is a route you don\u2019t forget.<br\/>And even harder to find a place to refuel \u26fd\ufe0f \ud83e\udd2d <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB8sAAApkAQMAAACfNByGAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAp1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8GgwogABrOu+sQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"In Sicily, one doesn\u2019t cancel out the other. Here, even a simple route can look like an engineering joke with a sense of humor. \"  class=\"wp-image-3475 size-full pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0767-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 id=\"%f0%9f%8f%9d%ef%b8%8f-san-vito-lo-capo-peninsula-our-little-paradise\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83c\udfdd\ufe0f San Vito lo Capo peninsula \u2013 our little paradise<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e408afa8bb9a410ab59915acaf7400d\">After hours of driving, we finally turn off the highway toward the peninsula. With every minute, the road gets narrower and the air smells more and more like the sea. The greenery thickens, the cliffs rise, and then <strong>San Vito lo Capo<\/strong> appears \u2013 a town at the edge of the world.<br\/>On one side the sea, on the other mountains, and in between a kind of silence that doesn\u2019t need filters.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d050221a9242734aa9f77d265cad5e9b\">Our home sits at the foot of Monte Monaco \u2013 with a terrace in the shade of olive trees and a view of cliffs that change color depending on the time of day.<br\/>We were far from the town and the road \u2013 in a place where <strong>silence has its own sound<\/strong>. Just cicadas, wind, and the scent of sun-warmed herbs. <br\/>This is the Sicily you won\u2019t find in guidebooks \u2013 wild, calm, and real.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3441\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Pool vs mountains &#x2014; the classic Sicilian dilemma. The sun is just coming up, but Marcin is already in &#x201C;vacation mode.&#x201D; \"  class=\"wp-image-3441 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Morning temperature test &#x1F30A;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0300-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3438\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Cacti in Sicily aren&#x2019;t decoration &#x2013; they&#x2019;re full-on residents. And they grow faster than grass. \"  class=\"wp-image-3438 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"First encounter with a prickly pear &#x1F335;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0250-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0250-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0250-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0250-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1995\"  height=\"2660\"  data-id=\"3436\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB8sAAApkAQMAAACfNByGAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAp1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8GgwogABrOu+sQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"In this garden, even the cicadas slowed down. And the air smelled like tea made from a thousand leaves. \"  class=\"wp-image-3436 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Shade, silence, and the scent of jasmine &#x1F33F;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0233-scaled.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0233-scaled.jpeg 1995w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0233-800x1067.jpeg 800w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1995\"  height=\"2660\"  data-id=\"3437\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB8sAAApkAQMAAACfNByGAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAp1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8GgwogABrOu+sQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"Evenings smelled of fruit and sun-warmed herbs. Aperol tasted like a reward for doing absolutely nothing. \"  class=\"wp-image-3437 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Aperol, prickly pears, and peace &#x1F379;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0237-scaled.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0237-scaled.jpeg 1995w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0237-800x1067.jpeg 800w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3480\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Or exactly where you need to be &#x2013; into silence, shade, and a view that doesn&#x2019;t need filters.\"  class=\"wp-image-3480 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Stone paths leading nowhere &#x1F3E1;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-80x106.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0231-60x80.jpeg 60w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 id=\"%f0%9f%8c%b5-prickly-pears-the-thorns-and-sweetness-of-sicily\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83c\udf35 Prickly pears \u2013 the thorns and sweetness of Sicily<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fc6e84e48f48d41758a29ed701514ed0\">Here, <strong>prickly pears <\/strong>reign \u2013 cactus figs that grow literally everywhere. On the slopes, by the roads, in gardens, and between stone walls.<br\/>They look like green fans covered in spines, but inside they hide the sweetest taste of the island. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2685ec0bb36f4f3bc4453aa8e8974e82\">Their fruit \u2013 <strong>fico d\u2019India<\/strong> \u2013 is covered in thousands of tiny spines that can pierce even the best vacation mood \ud83d\ude05 But once peeled, they taste like a mix of watermelon, melon, and fig \u2013 Sicily in an edible version.<br\/>At local markets, they\u2019re sold ready to taste, and their pulp is used for<strong> jams, liqueurs, and granita.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c702d962d98d5228afcba346b467e90b\"><strong>Fun fact:<\/strong> prickly pears aren\u2019t actually native \u2013 they were brought here from the Americas after Columbus\u2019s voyages. But Sicily fell for them so much that they became one of its symbols \u2013 right next to the volcano and wine.<br\/>Their juice is also used to make a natural gel \u2013 <strong>an antidote for burns and bites<\/strong> (and Sicilians really use it!). <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 id=\"%f0%9f%8c%b8-between-herbs-and-salt-%f0%9f%a7%82\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83c\udf38 Between herbs and salt \ud83e\uddc2 <\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-067faaf460e568983409e665bbec73af\">The vegetation on the peninsula looks built to survive. Succulents, agaves, and dwarf palms grow here in the sand as if they drink sunlight instead of water.<br\/>Among them bloom wild oleanders, heather, and white lilies, their scent so intense that one gust of wind is enough to feel Sicily with your whole being. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ff9214a99fdab1e3a3254637c61baa9\">The ground is dry but full of life \u2013 snails clinging to stems at every step, small lizards darting between the stones, and above it all the scent of salt and thyme.<br\/>Even the weeds here look like a piece of art.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-6 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3440\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"In Sicily, no one rushes &#x2013; not even those stuck to a leaf, waiting for the rain.\"  class=\"wp-image-3440 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Snails in slow-life mode &#x1F40C;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-1920x2560.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-80x106.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-60x80.jpeg 60w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0289-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3484\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"These flowers grow in sand where normally not even a cactus would survive. And yet they look like they&#x2019;ve just stepped out of a beauty salon. \"  class=\"wp-image-3484 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"A lily that smells like all of August &#x1F338;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-80x106.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0293-60x80.jpeg 60w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3456\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"They&#x2019;re not an addition to the landscape &#x2013; they are the landscape. And they&#x2019;ve got more spines than some Sicilian personalities. \"  class=\"wp-image-3456 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Prickly pears, deluxe edition &#x1F335;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0475-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1920\"  height=\"2560\"  data-id=\"3485\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,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\"  alt=\"Nothing here is planned, yet everything looks like the most beautiful botanical garden. The sun and the salt know exactly what they&#x2019;re doing \"  class=\"wp-image-3485 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"A garden imagined by nature &#x1F33F;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0245-800x1067.jpeg 800w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3486\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"The sea, the cliffs, and plants that grow as if against all odds &#x2013; even after a storm, they look like they belong in an ad.\"  class=\"wp-image-3486 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"A view that smells like thyme &#x1F30A;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-80x106.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0615-60x80.jpeg 60w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1995\"  height=\"2660\"  data-id=\"3463\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB8sAAApkAQMAAACfNByGAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAp1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8GgwogABrOu+sQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"Some of the weeds here have more style than flowers in pots. And worse &#x2013; they know it. \"  class=\"wp-image-3463 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Color therapy, Sicilian style &#x1F33A;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0711-scaled.jpeg\" ><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h5 id=\"%f0%9f%8c%87-the-end-of-the-day-under-monte-monaco\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83c\udf07 The end of the day under Monte Monaco<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ab7ac3a2d6d09d813279293a86e93719\">The day ended just the way I like it \u2013 no plan, no rush, and an Aperol in hand \ud83c\udf79 We sit on the terrace, look at the mountains, and try not to count how many kilometers we\u2019ve done today. 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