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| The island of Sicily, is at the crossroads of Europe and Africa. Only 4 km separate from the toe of Italy. Sicilians are the heirs of the ancient Greeks, Carthaginians, Arabs,and Normans. Spain, Naples and Rome have ruled it from afar. When Sicily was in the hands of people who cared for it, the island has been a mythic garden, an Islamic Paradise on earth , the fairytale Norman kingdom, more splendid and sophisticated than any in the early Middle Ages. More often the island has been raped by faraway rulers who squeezed out every ounce of wealth and beauty: paradise turns into violent poverty, a fairytale gone underground and twisted. (from: Sicily by D.Facaros and M.Pauls) |
| Taormina: greek theatre |
| mount Etna: erruption 2001 |
| Taormina: small street in center |
| The Alcantara Gorge: carved by the river through the hardened basalt of one of Etna's ancient erruptions. |
| Taormina, Etna and the Alcantara Gorge are very near each other. From Cefalù it will take you about 2.30 hours to get there. |
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| SELINUNTE |
| A 2,20 hours drive which is really worth while. The temples date from 490-480 B.C |
| The Cave of Cusa at 10 km from Selinunte, is where they dug out the columns of the temples. |
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| Saltfields between Trapani and Marsala about 2.20 hours drive |
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| view on Trapani |
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| Temple of Segesta |
| SEGESTA IS AT AN 1.30 HOUR DRIVE FROM CEFALU'. IT WILL BE NICE TO COMBINE THIS TRIP WITH A VISIT TO ERICE. |
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| We made some pictures of our trips, to give you an idea about the various things you can go to see. For historical notes we have books in the apartments. |
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| Mozia : an island in between Trapani and Marsala with lots of excavations and a Museum. Here lived the Fenicens |
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| Museum Mozia:Youth V century B:C |
| In summer the hoovercraft leaves every day for the Eolean Islands. This is the first , Alicudi |
| Alicudi Harbour |
| Vulcano: Sulphur bath |
| Vulcano sunrise |
| A small Swordfish |
| PALERMO : 1 HOUR DRIVE |
| SAN GIOVANNI DEGLI ERIMITI |
| CAPPELLA PALATINA |
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| ERICE |
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| MONREALE: 15 MINUTES FROM PALERMO |
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| SAN MARCO D'ALUNZO: small town to the east, 1 hour drive many baroque churches and a fantastic view over the Eolean islands. We were there on a rainy day in december. |
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