ETNA.
POMPEII.
LASCARI - SALINELLE BEACH.------
I visited Lascari Salinelle beach on various occasions during my ON THE ROAD Sicilian travels. I stayed close by the sea for 3 days in early July 1998 having crossed the Nebrodi mountains on foot via Capizzi to Caronia and then caught a coastal train to Lascari. I'd previously visited Lascari Salinelle in both 1995 and 1997 so I had a good idea what to expect in terms of beach-side life, it was a very popular place though fortunately not as sardine-packed as nearby CEFALU.
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Lascari Salinelle was to change in the years ahead for the worse with parts of the beach area being privatised and in the longer term that's had a negative affect on beachside area facilities, so that nowadays it is nothing like as easy going, accessible and pleasant a place to visit.
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This poem which is infected with my own brand of dry humour seeks to attest to the great popularity of Lascari Salinelle and was written during my 3 day stop-over there in 1998.
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"LASCARI LASCARI MOLTO POPULARI"
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Domenica.
How many Sicilians
came down to their beaches
here today?
Start counting backwards
bindfolded
from the top of Etna
facing towards Pompeii.
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Notebook 1998 (p79).
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