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. Cheap hostels in Giardini Naxos. 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. Discount cheap lodging Piazza Armerina

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean and occupies a strategic position at the toe of Italy. Cheap hostels in Giardini Naxos The island has long been a magnet for invaders - all of whom have left their mark. Houses to rent in Licata Greek temples, Roman ruins, Norman castles and Byzantine domes. Cheap hostels in Giardini Naxos. Visiting these relics of the past, swimming off the island’s beautiful golden beaches, marvelling at Mt Etna – Europe’s largest live volcano – and sampling first-rate seafood are all part of the Sicilian experience. Cheap hostels in Giardini Naxos. City of Catania. Lipari Accomodation Situated at the mountain slope of Etna and to the center of a fertile lowland cultivated to citrus fruit, it was occupied from the Cartaginesi versus 700 B.C. Discount cheap lodging Marsala Then it was under the dominion of Siracusa and conquered from Dionigi and from the Cartaginesi then, finally by the Romans in the 263 B.C. Flats in Taormina Subsequently conquered from the Normanni was destroyed in 1693 from a terrible earthquake. Cheap hostels in Giardini Naxos. We find it again today, like commercial heart of the Isle with its splendid and attractive baroque.

For touring the island can be roughly divided into the north-shore and south-shore areas. Cheap Vacations Sicily The north shore has reefs, olive groves, secluded coves and countless seaside resorts including Cefalu, a gorgeous Arab-Norman city with good beaches. Cheap hostels in Giardini Naxos. West of center of the north coast is Palermo the ancient capital and the island’s largest city. Be sure to visit the central market and 12th-century Monreale Cathedral which is 6 mi/8 km west of town (it has impressive biblical mosaics). Acitrezza Tours and Excursions About 50 mi/80 km west of Palermo lies the ancient village of Erice atop a mountain: It still has remains of a temple dedicated to Venus. Cheap hostels in Giardini Naxos. The southern coast has an even milder climate so there’s swimming most of the year (although it can get cold there between November and March). Diving Centres and Schools Sicily

Piazza Armerina photos
Tourist Information office centre Caltanissetta
Tourist attractions in Panarea
Nightlife Entertainment in Capo D Orlando
Diving Centres Dive Sites and Schools Campo Bello di Mazara