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Visit My-Sicily.com for Sicily Hotels, Holidays and Car Hire. 'To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not having seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the key to everything.' So said Goethe. Camping and Caravan sites in Eolie Aeolian Islands. Tuscany might want a look in, and Rome might beg to differ, but Sicily, with a history of foreign occupation across the centuries, is certainly fascinating, with a real pot-pourri of culture, cuisine and architecture. Plus the odd volcano. Cheap guesthouses MarsalaSicily was chosen by the Gods of Olympus as the scene of their stories of love and hatred, of passion and revenge, of sudden wrath and deep compassion. Hotel Reservations Enna And today it's still a land of fire and passion. Camping and Caravan sites in Eolie Aeolian Islands. It's also a land of great beauty and contrast, not least the contrast between what the local politicians say they'll do with the money, and what eventually ends up getting built/maintained/improved. Camping and Caravan sites in Eolie Aeolian Islands. In ancient times, Sicily was covered with extremely rich farmland, whose copious wheat harvests fed virtually the entire western part of the Roman Empire. Camping and Caravan sites in Eolie Aeolian Islands Its thick forests were renowned, but the Romans plundered them to build their great naval fleets and the myriad wooden homes that fueled Nero's infamous fire. Diving Centres Dive Sites and Schools Siracusa Syracuse Like much of southern Italy, Sicily has been the ground upon which the boots of Western civilization have trod. Last minute accommodation Ustica Begin your Sicilian odyssey in its capital city - Palermo. Camping and Caravan sites in Eolie Aeolian Islands Spectacularly situated along a wide sweep of bay at the foot of Monte Pellegrino, Palermo was the wealthiest and most magnificent city in Europe in the 12th century. Egadi Islands villas Today Palermo has an air of faded grandeur and an unrivalled display of Norman art and architecture and Baroque churches. Camping and Caravan sites in Eolie Aeolian Islands. Stroll along the Via Roma and Via Maqueda in the heart of the old town and get a sense of what Palermo is all about. Piazza Armerina Hotels Don’t miss the magnificent 12th century Norman cathedral at Monreale, 8 kilometres southwest of the city. Eolie Aeolian Islands Car Hire The inside of the cathedral is covered in breathtakingly glittering mosaics. Tourism is an important earner of foreign currency. Camping and Caravan sites in Eolie Aeolian Islands. There are many castles and churches in Sicily to attract the tourist and important towns such as Taormina and Cefalu thrive on the tourist industry. Hotel Reservations Nebrodi Tours are available to visit Sicily's active volcanoes: Mount Etna, Europe's tallest volcano, and Stromboli, one of the Aeolian Islands. Sant Agata Militello Hotels Other places of interest are Madonie National Park, the Baroque towns of south-eastern Sicily, the Cathedral of Monreale, the Dorian Temple and Theatre at Segesta, the ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina, the ancient town of Syracuse and the archaeological area of Agrigento. Messina Bed and Breakfast
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