Sicily is a mountainous island — an extension of the Apennine Mountains separated from the mainland by the Straits of Messina. Hotel Reservations Agrigento There are many reasons to visit Sicily: water sports, beaches of rock and sand (including black sand), natural beauty, good food and friendly people. Noto Holiday Accommodation  

Sicily 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. Agritourism in Trapani And today it's still a land of fire and passion. Hotel Reservations Agrigento. 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. Hotel Reservations Agrigento. In ancient times, Sicily was covered with extremely rich farmland, whose copious wheat harvests fed virtually the entire western part of the Roman Empire. Hotel Reservations Agrigento 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. Calendar of events in Eolie Aeolian Islands Like much of southern Italy, Sicily has been the ground upon which the boots of Western civilization have trod. Cheap guesthouses Ustica

'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. Hotel Reservations Agrigento. 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. Tourist Information office centre Lampedusa

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