Tonnara di Vergine Maria
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Arrivederci al Prossimo Viaggio
We were up by 8, finished packing, had breakfast on our balcony, then said good-bye to Diana and her B&B. We managed the ten minute trudge to the ferry stop (my luggage wheels really don't have much left in them!) and we were on the hydrofoil ferry at 9:15. We found the bus stop for the Milazzo train station, and made some friends on the bus … a mother and daughter from Holland, and a couple from Australia who we recognized from ...
Hanging with the Mafia!
25/10/12
We got away nice and early so we could get to Sicily at a good time. Stopped at a bar next to a petrol station for a brioche and coffee then continued our way along the coast. The coast had now become a little more ugly with lots of rubbish and run down houses/hotels and there were no more cliffs. The ride was a little on the boring side until we got closer to the point of the 'toe'. The road then turned into massive bridges, about 300m high, winding through the ...
Another Day, Another Sicily
... grape vines and other farming detritus today.
Erice's Norman-style influences are reflected in its imposing towers and fortifications. During our walking tour, we see the walls that stretch from Porta Spada to Porta Trapani, and protect the only side of the hill with no natural defenses. On all other sides, the sheer rock face made the town one of the most impregnable fortresses on the island.
We convene—about ...
Palermo and Monreale
... mosaics in the central apse of Cefalù Duomo but here the whole is a golden, glittering picture gallery with major tales from the Bible and racks of saints, described by tiny squares of colour and gilt. The main figure of Jesus seems more forlorn than Cefalù's though.
A staircase and tight passageway (€2 entry) leads to a view over the cloisters (€6 entry) and entry to ...
Back in Cefalù
Dogs bark and a cockerel crows to wake us early. From our distance, we can't see the previous night's fire damage but the acrid scent of singed ground is on the air. Terre di Himera is smack in the middle of the countryside but it's too far to walk to the Madonie park and its pretty hill villages.
Fabrizio, our co-host rescues ...
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