Villaggio Calamancina
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Land Ahoy!
... the Captain once again announced the sailing conditions. Although much brighter, but far from normal seas, I felt compelled to give the wristbands for seasickness a try. After a beautiful dinner of goats cheese soufflé with garlic cream sauce, crispy baked chicken and a show in the club lounge, I slept like a baby to the gentle rock of the ship, nursing my wristbands as I ...
Marsala and Erice
Nataly drops us off in Marsala for a couple of hours. Marsala is built around a photogenic Baroque old quarter of churches, palazzi and tabacceria. It's noted as the starting point of Garibaldi's war to unite Italy as one nation in 1860 and for its sweet wine, that we never manage to taste for ...
Zingaro National Park
... the site of a megolithic tomb. A pair of Russian visitors practise tightrope walking between a pair of trees here. An easier cycle ride back gets us back to San Vito for the inauguration of the annual Couscous Festival. After a tiresome introduction of chef contributors and listing of sponsors, the show is on. We skip the main act (a name we don't know) for the side streets.
32 varieties ...
San Vito lo Capo
... don't survive our two weeks.
The day is set aside for well-earned lounging on the beach. The sea here is calm and clear, with a long wade out to find any depth. The beach is soon crowded with weekenders – mostly Italian. Sunbeds are three or four deep. Visitors also fill the pizzerias, trattorias, gelatorias and (uniquely) couscouserias, for lunch.
The most popular dishes seem to be busciati (a twirled tube of ...
Cefalù to San Vito Lo Capo
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The climate is so dry that the trees have turned to autumn rust through lack of water and sunburn rather than loss of chlorophyll. Castellamare del Golfo is a ghost town on a Saturday afternoon. The beach below the square is half in shade. A stray dog explores its patch. Young girls play on the steps. Washing hangs to dry. The restaurants are deserted. An empty pizza box rests on a shelf.
In ...