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RE: Day trips at Western Sicily

by lucapal 30 May 2012

Most popular/common day trips would include..... Erice (nice hill town near Trapani)......Marsala (small town with good museum and food).…
RE: Italy by train 3 week trip

by neckervd 24 May 2012

Point to point tickets are cheaper. There are also ferries and catamarans from Naples and Salerno to Palermo, resp. Catania, Trapani and…
RE: Sicily for six nights - lots of questions....

by lucapal 23 May 2012

The beach at Selinunte is nice enough....and its near the historical site.
Re: Naples & Amalfi Coast with kids

by tallybalt 14 May 2012

This is one of those +good god+ moments. You are trying to see too much. Based on your itinerary you will spend half your time just getting…
RE: Naples & Amalfi Coast with kids

by RiadExplorer 13 May 2012

Let me share the entire itinerary with you. We are focusing mainly on Italy, but our return flights to the U.S. leave from Barcelona.…
RE: Marsala to Agrigento

by artemis2 12 May 2012

I've found Mazzara del Vallo an intriguing town, completely untouristy and where Italy meets Africa. I liked the harbour of Sciacca, smelly…
RE: Marsala to Agrigento

by neckervd 12 May 2012

Selinunte has both: Greek temples and a sandy beach. Sciaccamare is a resort popular with people from Northern Europe.
RE: Sicily-7 nights a little advice please

by neckervd 01 May 2012

May 30th: San Vito lo Capo is just a beach. The best you can do there is a full day hike in the Zangara Park (also accessible from Scopello)…
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…
RE: Please give me some advice.

by neckervd 23 April 2012

...or leave Tunis 2 days earlier with a Trapani bound Grimaldi ferry and spend 2 days at San Vito lo Capo, Scopello, Zingara Park, Favignana…
RE: Solo Sicly

by yarmoss 16 April 2012

How about the Aeolian islands (just off Sicily)? Theres a beautiful black sand beach on Vulcano with great volcanic hiking on all of them,…
RE: Sicily Travel Companion from 5/4/2012 - 10/4/2012

by printsmaniac 03 April 2012

My partner and I will be in Sicily April25 - May9. Staying in Syracuse and then plan to drive April 28- leave 10.30am Syracuse - Noto-…
Archaeological sites in Sicily.

by hanna71 29 March 2012

Ciao! I'm a big fan of archaeology and traveling now in Sicily. I'd like to hear advise how I can reach this places by public transportat…
RE: Sciacca, Sicily and Renting a Car

by artemis2 20 March 2012

Hi and welcome to TT. I liked Sciacca and it is unpretentious and often overlooked. The port is dirty and smelly but i've enjoyed that…
RE: Sicily - a week out of Palermo

by artemis2 28 February 2012

+I'm just wondering whether it's primarily famous for the ruins, or a nice coastal town in its own right?+ For the ruins, i found the…
RE: a week in Sicily

by yarmoss 10 January 2012

I can highly recommend a visit to Selinunte, Agrigento and Syracuse, mainly for their ancient Greek ruins. Syracuse's Ortygia island is…
RE: Talk to me about Cyrenaica

by neckervd 21 October 2011

"we are both history buffs": So, you will probably visit the Roman theatres and amphitheatres of Rome, Taormina, Siracusa, Agrigento,…
RE: Sicily in January

by lucapal 13 October 2011

it will certainly be the off-season,but most places will still be open.Only exception at some of the beach resorts...many of the small…
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…
RE: Erice, Sicily

by neckervd 21 August 2011

"It is incredibly beautiful": please develop a bit, otherwise nobody will understand what you mean. Beaches: Favignana have a nice beach.…
RE: Erice, Sicily

by neckervd 20 August 2011

I suppose you know that Segesta railway station is between Palermo and Trapani. But there would be no place where you could deposit your…
Re: 7 Days in Sicily

by ledblimp 10 August 2011

Haven't been to Selinunte so can't say but the other sites you mention are all great... BUT after seeing Siracua and Agrigento ...Segesta…
RE: 7 Days in Sicily

by seaneendubh 10 August 2011

As travelinstyle46 said, you're much better prepared that most! Are you particularly interested in Greek stuff, or is it that those are…
7 Days in Sicily

by cmdelude 09 August 2011

I'll be in Sicily for 7 days with my husband and adult son in late Sept/early October. We will hire a car. I'm interested in seeing 4…
RE: Sicily, Alberobello and Southern Italy

by neckervd 17 June 2011

Must sees in Sicily: Siracusa, Taormina, Palermo, Monreale, Agrigento, Segesta, Cefalu, Selinunte, Modica, Noto, Piazza Armerina, Mount…