Hotel Teocrito Syracuse

enfin sortie des rue sombres et sales de naples, Syracuses est une ville tres jolie et prorpre. La temperature est un peu plus douce le soir et le jour, au soleil c'est chaud. Nous avons vue le parc archeologique qui concitent une arene romaine, un theatre grec et une immense grotte ...

partie avec 35 minutes de retard, on est arriver plus de deux heures en retard a notre destination. 11 heures de train pour se rendre a syracuse. heureusement, la ville et l'auberge sont tous les deux tres belles.

point interessant , pourqoi partir un pont quand on peut prendre une heure pour mettre le train dans un bateau et lui faire faire la dstance en longueuil et montreal? les italiens le savent surement !

After our stay in Siracusa, we drove to Agrigento, on the south coast of sicily. Stunningly beautiful blue sky and blue Mediterranean waters set off the sight of magnificent Greek Temples onthe ridges overlooking the bay. Built in the period of around 565 BC these beautiful structures have withstood the ravages of invasions by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Normans ...

Our trip itenerary took us next to Ortigia, the oldest paart of Siracusa. Our hotel was situated on a narrow street, barely wide enough to drive a car. Hotel Gargallo was in an old building, but inside it had been renovated and modern accommodations were a delight. We met relatives there, whom we had not ...

Alba Hotel is situated in the heart of Catania, a city ideal for people who love the sea or the
mountain, near the historic center and the charming cathedral,
in the most served by public transport which can travel
Fast bus and metro.
Easily accessible by train, motorway and airport, its
position, both for those staying in town for business or tourism, allows
reach
easily places of ...

We began our trip in Rome, where it was rainy and crowded. Our day at Vatican city, the museum, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica was just wonderful. Our hotel was near the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona, a great location for seeing the top sights of Rome. On Friday we were scheduled to fly to Sicily. A labor strike stalled every type of transport to the airport: trains, buses ...

... condizionata, tutte le comodità per
trascorrere durante la permanenza gradevoli e rilassanti momenti,
all'interno del cuore di Catania, le nostre stanze, curate nei minimi
particolari, rendono perfettamente il nostro concetto di ospitalità,
dove pulizia e accuratezza permettono una piacevole permanenza, ed è
questo a renderci tra i migliori B&B di questa stupenda città.

... disappointment we headed back to our hostel as the rain started to fall. It looks like we haven't left the bad weather behind us, yet.

We checked the weather report for the next few days and they weren't looking to good, with that in mind we decided to book our train ticket and head to Rome on the next overnight train.

We had one last day in Sicily and the weather looked like we could step out of doors. We headed straight for the bus ...

... wlan-internet wollte sie dann auch noch eur 10.—heuschen, was ich zähneknirschend akzeptieren musste, da ich unbedingt flug, zug etc buchen wollte/musste für die heimfahrt.

Syracuse ist ebenfalls völlig überteuert. Überall sind exkursions-schiffe im hafen und werben um touris, die es schlicht nicht gibt. Es scheint, ganz sizilien ist tourismusmässig eingebrochen und wartet auf bessere zeiten, ohne dass man etwas aktiv dafür macht. Beginnen könnte man zum ...

... was most interested in and very excited about exploring so a I found a suitable hotel just on the edge of the new city and checked in for 2 nights. After dumping my stuff and having a shower I set out to do a bit of preliminary exploring. I walked to Ortygia and wandered the streets for a while. Oh I called mum whilst walking as I did not get a good chance to talk with her this morning. She mentioned that I should not look anyone directly in the eye and to avoid the Mafia at all costs ...