Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean. Formerly called Trinacria by the Greeks, she managed over time to forge a genuine cultural and gastronomic identity influenced by its numerous invasions by the Greeks, the Romans, the Normans, the Swabians, the Angevin and the Aragonese. Sicily is covered with citrus groves exhaling all around a delicious fragrance of orange blossoms.
This region of Italy offers many contrasts in architecture, seascapes, mountain and volcano country.

Relaxing

Rocky shores and volcanic:
The coast of San Vito lo Capo, Trapani, from Messina to Syracuse, of the Egadi Islands surrounded by a turquoise sea, Aeolian Islands with their volcanic sand beaches, nature reserves and their flaws.
The sandy shores :
Cefalu, Marsala, Trapani, Ragusa and Syracuse.

Getting about
Sicily is a large island, it is preferable to arrange his itinerary in advance and choose between the western and eastern part of the island.
Egadi Islands are located 15 minutes from Trapani and therefore allow greater flexibility. In contrast, the Aeolian Islands are more remote from the coasts and so require more organization.
The car is in any case essential to travel to Sicily.

Small lexicon
Baglio : Farmhouse built around a courtyard and fortified. They had barns where grain and tools were stored. The Bagli in Marsala area were once used for the vineyard.
Mattanza: Tuna fishing characterized by the cruelty and violence in the killing of fish.
Tonnara: This fishery is now abandoned. The facility where the cruel killing of tuna was performed remained intact, here the charm of abandoned places is exacerbated by the silence that surrounds it.

Getting there

Palermo and Catania airports  : flights via Rome or Milan with Alitalia, direct flights with EasyJet and British Airways to Palermo and Catania
Catania is connected by motorway to Palermo. Provide 2h30 journey.

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