Citrus Fruits Along The Highway
One of the fascinating sights that delighted me in Sicily was the abundance of citrus fruits. When we drove to the northern part of Italy a long time ago, I saw hectares of vineyards along the highway. Italy is known for producing exquisite wines, so is Sicily with its distinct wine flavors. Unfortunately, I had not seen a single vineyard in this part of Italy during our entire stay there. Instead, I saw plantations of citrus fruits – oranges, lemons, and clementines. I saw some small lemon trees on pots, too. It was hard to take pictures of the whole wide plantations because they’re mostly situated along the highway where speed driving limit is high. Hubby tried once to slow down when there were no cars behind and that was the only opportunity we could take some pictures of the trees.
Clementine trees along the highway
It would be easy to pick some if only we could stop but we might face apprehension, I guessed. But who wouldn’t be tempted to pick on the sly especially when there are no fences surrounding the trees. Yay! That would only be me cos the locals have had enough of these fruits.
Lemon trees along the highway
These lemons were hard to get cos they’re secured by some kind of a chain-link fences. Anyhow, I enjoyed seeing them while the car was running on the highway.
Clementines on the roof
I spotted these trees of clementines and lemons on the roof of a structure connecting to the church in Syracuse. How lovely!
Lemons on the roof
Here are the lemons on the roof that add more yellow along with the clementines. I could gaze at them like I haven’t seen these fruits before, lol!
Oranges along the highway
I took this pic in haste while hubby slowed down a bit along the highway. These oranges would be perfect as fresh squeezed orange juice!
Orange trees in Syracuse
Here comes another interesting place where they grow oranges. While driving in the city of Syracuse (Siracusa), I saw these slender orange trees in a row on the road. Normally, we see flowers and other colorful blooms to decorate the centre of the road but in Sicily, they decorate the roads with trees of citrus fruits.
Orange trees in Syracuse
Last but not the least, these oranges in the middle of the roundabout when we entered Syracuse. I will definitely miss this yellow-orange sight along the highway.
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Marlene is a teacher by profession holding a degree of Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. She works as a Mother Language Teacher in Sweden. She is a Filipina married to a Swede. She has been blogging since 2007 and she and her hubby own quite a number of websites.
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i love lemon but it’s too expensive here in pnas kaya bihira lang gumamit
was here from MYM, hope you can visit my entry HERE
For me, mas masarap ang kalamansi natin kesa sa lemon.
That’s pretty interesting to see yellow citrus fruits in every corner and street.
Yes, indeed. Kind of unusual to me.
Nice to see lots of citrus fruits along the way. Love their bright color
Thanks for dropping by, Marlene…sorry for my late visit. Have a great day…
No problem, Lina, my pleasure to visit your blog.
visiting fr WBFC. lovely fotos, sis. can i picked some oranges,too:)
Sure, sis, hehee! Pick as much as you can.
i dont like citrus fruits…. but its a good idea for those who love it
You should have some, it’s a good source of Vitamin C.
very tempting indeed!…..here, i seen already locally grown lemons,….but i agree with you, our “calamansi” is much,much better!…..depende na lang siguro sa paggagamitan!….”luv ur own” gyud ta Len(ayaw saba!)….lol!….muahhhhhh!
Ahhh, Non, I really miss calamansi lalo na kapag ilagay sa toyo. Masarap na sawsawan na. Luvsss…muahh!
citrus fruits,, i like ‘em. Especially oranges had it lately only. The view is different
I like oranges, too, and I squeeze some myself to make fresh orange juice.
Sarap mamitas. Libre lang ba pumitas diyan?
Baka may may-ari niyan.
Weee! Paul, kumusta na? I lost track of your blog lately…
Libre naman siguro yung mga nasa daan lang na walang bakod.
That is great you were able to see all those beautiful fruit trees. I just recently moved from South Florida and miss seeing all the fruit trees everywhere, in a public square where I lived they even grew pineapples.
Oh, yes, Florida is known for oranges and some tropical fruits. Too bad, you will not be seeing more of these fruits.
I have seen here different types of trees like lemon,orenge and other which looks beautiful. The highways are also very good.