Milo Wine Festival and Etna Craters

The Milo Wine Festival was a lot of fun. I got to go with one of my closest friends, Shana. She works with ITT, so she knows when all the really good trips are :) So...clearly, this was another trip that was taken with ITT. We first drove up as far as you can actually drive up Mt. Etna and looked at the craters and got a granita (iced and creamy flavored drink) at the little store up on the mountain and enjoyed walking around a bit. Of course, as you can see in the pictures below, it was beautiful. But, I must say that the favorite part of my day was in the town of Milo. Shana and I enjoyed tasting a few different wines that were made in Milo and then walked around the town a bit. It's a very small town. They had vendors set up with a variety of different foods to try and buy. We tried several different cheeses and then ate some amazing pistaccio pasta. Best pasta I have ever had in my entire life. I've had dreams about it since, haha. The noodles were homemade earlier that afternoon and then they made the sauce after we ordered....fresh and delicious! There were also a lot of tents set up along some of the side roads selling different things. They were selling a lot of jewelry, which Shana and I both bought some of. Overall, it was a great day and a good experience. Wish I had more pictures to show you all of Milo. :(

Mt. Etna:

Shana and me with squinty eyes, lol.