Sicily

Our Itinerary

Flew from Valencia to Palermo

Scopello

We drove from Palermo Airport. Stayed 2 nights at Graces Place, a B&B outside Scopello. We went into Palermo one day - interesting drivers there.

Marsala

En route to Marsala we saw the Temple at Segesta nd the village of Erice. From Marsala we then had a trip to the ruins of Seliunte and saw a Marsala producer.

Sciacca

A fairly undeveloped fishing port. Our hotel had a splendid view over the harbour

Favara

We stopped at the Valley of the Temples, Sicily's iconic Greek site. Then stayed at Favara, a characterful. but run down town, a few kms from the Temples

Ragusa

Ragusa is UNESCO, like most of the places we saw in Sicily. It is quite gentrified. We enjoyed a 2* Michelin birthday lunch at El Duomo, run by one of Italy's best known celebrity chefs

Catania

We stayed in the centre of the city. Had a day up Etna by cable car, and a day wandering round Catania

Taormina

The crook who ran the B&B we stayed at contrived to give us an over-priced room with a view of a rusty fence. However I liked Taormina, which was little bit like Capri

Cefalu

We stayed at a converted monastery outside Cefalu .Visited both Cefalu and Castelbuono

 

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