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Mt Etna, the largest volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world, lies south of Taormina. Cefalu Holiday Flats You are permitted to climb up to 2900m. Hostels in Solunto. A rope marks the spot where the volcano’s unpredictability makes it unsafe to go any further. Further south, the town of Syracuse was once a very powerful Greek city. Campo Bello di Mazara Accommodation Check out the medieval buildings on the island of Ortigia which lies in the centre of town. Don’t miss the 5th century Teatro Greco – a masterpiece hewn out of rock with a seating capacity for 16,000 people. Licata villas The five Doric temples in the town of Agrigento are also well worth a visit. They are the most well preserved of Sicily’s Greek ruins and are truly spectacular. Hostels in SoluntoTourism is an important earner of foreign currency. Hostels in Solunto. 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 Ustica Tours are available to visit Sicily's active volcanoes: Mount Etna, Europe's tallest volcano, and Stromboli, one of the Aeolian Islands. Acireale Accommodation 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. Booking Hotels Cefalu
For touring the island can be roughly divided into the north-shore and south-shore areas. Solunto lodging The north shore has reefs, olive groves, secluded coves and countless seaside resorts including Cefalu, a gorgeous Arab-Norman city with good beaches. Hostels in Solunto. 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). Agrigento Holiday Flats 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. Hostels in Solunto. 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). Hotels Catania
Palermo was founded by Phoenicians who sailed there from their native Carthage. Hotels Caltanissetta The Greeks colonized the whole island, leaving some of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples they ever built at Agrigento, Selinunte and Segesta. Hostels in Solunto. Around those glorious sites they planted Sicily's first olive trees and grape vines. Hostels in Erice Traces of the Roman period in Sicily can be found in the amphitheatres at Taormina and Siracusa, as well as in that city's Christian catacombs. But perhaps Rome's most lasting (and infamous) contribution to the island came in fostering the great land ownerships which eventually impoverished the peasantry and led, many centuries later, to the founding of secret societies aimed at destroying the fabulously wealthy landlords. Hostels in Solunto. In Palermo, these groups were known as mafia. Cheap hostels in Acitrezza