am considering taking the Vitu ferry from Malta to Pozzallo, Italy. Then ground to Modica. I understand there are several hundred steps one has to negotiate?/ How strenuous and how long to go from top to the bottom and vice versa? Leaving Thursday.
Posted by
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8293 posts
Christina. Where are these steps that you would have to negotiate? I don't understand the question. I have been to Modica from Malta, on a day trip to Mt. Etna, but the "several hundred steps" has me baffled.
Posted by
OP
Sacramento
8 posts
I read a recent blog and the young lady got exhausted going back up hundreds of stairs this past week. It seems that there is a high part and lower part of Modica and that all the shops are in the lower part and mostly churches in the upper part. I have been told that Vitu Ferries also offers the part you mentioned--i want to wait til we get to Malta to book the tour--Mt. Etna was very active in January. My daughter wants to get some Modica chocolates. Any suggestions you have to offer would be great!
Posted by
Texan in CA
4415 posts
Whoa! That's one heavily-terraced town! There will be lots of steps...it reminds me of Siena with the 'tunneled steps/ramps', only on much more of a hill. Pretty, though. If you haven't already looked at Google Maps Street View, do so...you'll get a good idea of what the town looks like. If you don't know how to get to Street View, PM me; it's easy. This would be a great time to invite you to our Sacto area Helpline get-togethers!!! Once a month, a bunch of us travel fanatics get together and talk (European) travel - our past and future trips. Since I doubt any of us have been to that region, please come to the next meeting you can make and tells us what it's like; we'll even 'ooh and ahh' over all of your travel photos LOL, 'cause we're like that! We meet every 3rd Sat of each month; we post reminders on the "General Europe" section of the Helpline. Hope to see you soon; have a great trip!