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    RE: Italian culture minus crowds - any ideas?

    by zebec 23 May 2012

    We just visited the hilltop town Petralia Soprano in the Madonie Mountain Park of Sicily. It definitely fits your bill. Reached from Cefalu…

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    RE: Sicily help

    by zebec 23 May 2012

    We were just there for a month drew and rented apartments here and there. Here are some ideas: -stay in Palermo and rent an apartment…

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    RE: Sicily for six nights - lots of questions....

    by zebec 22 May 2012

    Kat, to add to Lucapal's local expertise, we were just there for a month. Both Noto and its Baroque cousin Modica were interesting. Their…

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    Trip Report: Sicily and Rome----a buncha' mosts (vol 1 of 2)

    by zebec 20 May 2012

    What follows is lengthy and of interest mostly to those involved with travel to Italia. Hopefully, some of it will be of some use, if…

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    Trip Report: Sicily and Rome----a buncha' mosts (vol 1 of 2)

    by zebec 20 May 2012

    What follows is lengthy and of interest mostly to those involved with travel to Italia. Hopefully, some of it will be of some use, if…

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    RE: Sicily experts - how to spend 12 days?

    by zebec 10 May 2012

    We just finished 3 weeks of apartment rentals across Sicilia and are now in Rome. Je propose: Palermo, perhaps try a giro putt-putt tour…

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    RE: 4 nights in Sicily

    by neckervd 24 April 2012

    If you like Greek temples: Segesta and Selinunte. If you prefer a city trip, you may stay all the time at Palermo, incl. Monreale and…

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    RE: Solo Sicly

    by lucapal 16 April 2012

    There are beaches all around Sicily,but you need a car to get to most of the best ones. Some typical beach places where you can stay…

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    Sciacca, Sicily and Renting a Car

    by craigk13 20 March 2012

    We are planning to rent a car at Palermo's airport (is this easy to do?) and drive to Sciacca for a few days of rest (bypassing Palermo's…

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    RE: 2 weeks in South Italy

    by lucapal 02 March 2012

    Lots of possibilities....there are several places in Puglia,Calabria or Campania that fit your description. I'll recommend Sicily though.…

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    RE: I've got tickets to Sicily

    by zebec 29 February 2012

    We're going there next month too Barbi. You may want to see Erice. We've just been asking that same 'water' question on the Italy branch…

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    RE: Sicily - a week out of Palermo

    by lucapal 27 February 2012

    Those destinations are practically the corners of the island...too much for a week.But I agree than hiring a car is a good idea.There…

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    Sicily - a week out of Palermo

    by stevesayskanpai 27 February 2012

    Hi all, Me and my girlfriend are planning a trip to Sicily in June. We'll be flying into Palermo, and want a mix of some time chilling…

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    RE: Sicily: Swimming in Cefalu in early May

    by lucapal 22 February 2012

    You will find foreign tourists in the sea in Sicily pretty much year-round (I saw some in the sea near Palermo just after Christmas!)…

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    RE: SICILY or AMALFI COAST?

    by zebec 11 February 2012

    or.....Rome 4 days then fly to Palermo and add a couple days each at Erice and Cefalu? I am done. The End.

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    RE: Sicily / Sicilia

    by lucapal 04 November 2011

    Really depends on many things...apart from your interests. Do you want to stay in one place or travel around? How do you want to travel?…

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    RE: cefalu to catania - public transport

    by neckervd 11 September 2011

    "It's not worth it going back to Termini Imerese as all trains that start from Palermo stop both there and in Cefalu! " No! Palermo -…

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    RE: cefalu to catania - public transport

    by jewels4475 11 September 2011

    there are plenty of trains going from Cefalu to Messina and also from Messina to Catania. It's about 2 hours from Cefalu to Messina and…

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    RE: itinerary suggestions

    by lucapal 09 September 2011

    Cefalu is very easy by train Caccamo is not so easy...you need to get off the train at Termini Imerese(same train that goes on to Cefalu)…

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    RE: itinerary suggestions

    by neckervd 08 September 2011

    There seem to be some buses from Palermo and from Termini Imerese railway station to Caccamo: http://autobusrandazzo.altervista.org/?page_i…

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    RE: itinerary suggestions

    by neckervd 08 September 2011

    There seem to be some buses from Palermo and from Termini Imerese railway station to Caccamo: http://autobusrandazzo.altervista.org/?page_i…

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    RE: Sicily itinerary

    by TPAL 08 September 2011

    We have made this travel the last week. We spent there 8 days and with a car it is time enough to make a tour by the island. Our itinerary…

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    itinerary suggestions

    by Misanthrope 08 September 2011

    Hi, Gonna be travelling via public transport from Palermo, hoping to stop in Cefalu and checking out the castle at Caccamo (I love castles)…

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    RE: Sicily itinerary

    by lucapal 06 September 2011

    If you are going to rely on buses and trains you will find the north and east coasts far easier than the south and west...... Anyway,to…

  25. marnia66 avatar

    Italian transport

    by marnia66 06 September 2011

    A word of advice to travellers in Italy. It is important to make sure that you validate your tickets when travelling on any public transpor…

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