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Massive medieval fortresses stand watch atop steep hills along the Spanish border, and ancient dolmens — megalithic stones — dot the countryside.
The Cavalier Building has been restored to the way it was in 1869 and is now an Army Museum with uniforms, weapons, and the models of three previous city fortresses.
On the other side of the peninsula, off the tourist track in the peninsula’s “heel,” are the curiously romantic landscapes of Puglia, from its centuries-old trulli constructions to the medieval fortresses of the German emperors.
The LAT writes that since the Beirut and Kuwait bombings, more than $1 billion has been spent to upgrade certain embassies to become "state-of-the-art anti-terrorist fortresses."
Excursions further up the mountain take you to two medieval fortresses, on foot to Castello di Taormina and, by car along a winding road, to Castelmola, for grand views, although the summit of Etna is almost always swathed in clouds.