Begin your Sicilian odyssey in its capital city - Palermo. Hostels in Taormina 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. Discount hotels Enna Today Palermo has an air of faded grandeur and an unrivalled display of Norman art and architecture and Baroque churches. Hostels in Taormina. 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. Car Hire Nebrodi Don’t miss the magnificent 12th century Norman cathedral at Monreale, 8 kilometres southwest of the city. Information about Enna The inside of the cathedral is covered in breathtakingly glittering mosaics.  

Palermo was founded by Phoenicians who sailed there from their native Carthage. Agrigento Hotels 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 Taormina. Around those glorious sites they planted Sicily's first olive trees and grape vines. Cheap guesthouses Enna 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 Taormina. In Palermo, these groups were known as mafia. Houses to rent in Cefalu

Tourism is an important earner of foreign currency. Hostels in Taormina. 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 Agrigento Tours are available to visit Sicily's active volcanoes: Mount Etna, Europe's tallest volcano, and Stromboli, one of the Aeolian Islands. Hotel Reservations Giardini Naxos 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. Cheap guesthouses Egadi Islands

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