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Sicily (Italy): 4 creepy places and stories that won't let you sleep

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When you say " Sicily ", whatever comes to mind? Imposing Mount Etna, sparkling Taormina, Palermo's loud street sellers, the scented lemon tree trails around Noto, the sweetest Sicilian "arancini" rice balls, the Sicilian-style "sfincione" pizza, and of course the huge prickly pear trees on the Aeolian Islands, just to give a few examples. Would you think about scary places and stories? Mount Etna Taormina at night Aeolian Islands You would never attach the Italian island to spooky places . At least I wouldn't have until Paolo and I bumped into 4 creepy places and stories in Southern Sicily during our holidays. During my trips to Sicily I have learnt that with this Italian island you are never quite sure what to expect , and, to tell you the truth, I am a bit of a scaredy-cat when it comes to mysteries. Sicilian puppets are creepy I tie Sicilian mysterious stories to scary films memories . Don't ask me why. If I thin