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Travel Blogs from Castellammare del Golfo
Land Ahoy!
... We arrived at around 2.00pm and the streets were deserted as the shops close and the locals break for lunch between 12-4.00pm. Chilled by the wind and with a healthy appetite after our unsettled time at sea, we found a little local restaurant by the waterfront to sample some fresh local seafood. What a feast we had. The most delicious calamari and prawns tossed in ...
Hanging with the Mafia!
... just people getting to where they need to be…very interesting! Finally we arrived at the hotel and we parked our bikes unloaded our stuff and headed to a nearby restaurant for our last Italian pizza (at least for a short while anyway) Bellies full we ran back to the hotel to get out of the rain and checked the weather forecast for tomorrow. It all looked good so it was full steam ahead for our last day on the bikes tomorrow 500km to go and our adventure will be over! Sad stuff ...
Another Day, Another Sicily
... and narrow cobblestone streets to negotiate. This small medieval town was founded in 415 B.C., and renowned in ancient times as an important sanctuary of Venus. Although we are told it is often shrouded in mist due to its hilltop location, today Erice offers splendid views of the sea and Egadi Islands under clear skies. The haze on the lands below partially obscures what would be an otherwise amazing view. It seems to me that the Sicilians ...
Palermo and Monreale
... mosaics in the central apse of Cefalų 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 Cefalų's though.
A staircase and tight passageway (€2 entry) leads to a view over the cloisters (€6 entry) and entry to ...
Marsala and Erice
... such as Genovesi.
At Erice's peak, the tower and turrets of 12th-century Castello di Venere look over cliffs and the lights of Trapani harbour. A brutal wind keeps us away from the edge. It's quiet in Erice this night, in this weather. I imagine it packed with coach tours on mid-summer days.
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- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking