Caltagirone

Today we visit the City of Caltagirone the centre of the Sicilian ceramic industry and famous for it's flight of 142 ceramic edged steps. At festival times they decorate and candle light them. All up the side are shops and more shops all selling ceramics and with workshops where they make the goods. We visited one, and our pals Graham and Cathy bought a lot of dishes as presents for their family. We were treated to a demonstration by the owner of throwing a pot and his sister decorating a plate by hand with a fine brush in 30 minutes.
The museum houses pottery from as far back as 300 BC and has an extensive collection of the most beautiful pottery we have yet seen.
We found a little shop in a backstreet selling chicken and chips and feasted on them in the park. The picture shows the chip shop staff and an old man of 92 years which they insisted we needed for our album.