We’ve delved into our archives and pulled out this photo, from a story that first appeared in the August 2009 issue. You’ll find a few gaps in the description: read to the end and then see how many of the blanks you can fill in.
PHOTOGRAPH: MATT MUNRO
A face at the centre of three legs running in a circle is the curious symbol of ___________, hinting at the triangular shape of this largest island in the Mediterranean. Taormina, pictured here, lies on the east coast, and was a favourite resort for 20th-century writers including Truman Capote, Jean Cocteau and Halldór Laxness (___________’s only Nobel Prize winner). hough most eyes in Taormina turn towards the sea, views also take in the summit of ___________, Europe’s biggest active volcano. Despite the long-term risk of living on its slopes, the fertile volcanic soils here are a blessing for local farmers. Crops such as lemons and pistachios lavour many a scoop of gelato, and also ___________ (tube-shaped shells of crisp pastry illed with ricotta).