Yes, about 7 years ago

Sicily is fantastic! Catania & Palermo are OK, but only worth a day each really - you'll not miss much by skipping them - the real Sicily is outside these two towns. We hired a car and drove round the island: Catania then down the coast to Syracuse and then to the southern tip and then across to Noto (baroque heaven) and then across to Agrigento (roman & Greek temples) and (can't remember the name - famous Roman villa/palace). Then across to Palermo and then to a little place perched on top of a mountain where you can see practically the whole island and finally a couple of days in Taormina waiting for Etna to erupt (it didn't).

Driving anywhere in Italy is stressful; but I nearly had a nervous breakdown driving in Catania & Palermo rush hours! The food & wine is fantastic and cheap just about whereever you go. The scenery is beautiful and dramatic and the history interesting because of it's strategic importance and lots of ruins here and there. We found it easy to find places to stay (although it was April) with the aid of a good guide book.

Read Goethe's chapter on Sicily from "Travels in Italy" before you go - fascinating.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on June 16th 2007 at 20:27:17

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Anyone here been to Sicily? (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 16, 20:09:40
- Yup, loads of times (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 16, 21:21:41
- Yes, about 7 years ago (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 16, 20:27:17
  - Brill, thanks for that (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 16, 20:36:39
    - Actually (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 16, 21:26:29
      - Nope, not Naples; but have heard it's bad (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 16, 21:35:05
        
        tis proper mental (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 16, 21:41:44
        
        agree there - one of my fav places in the world I've been to (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jun 17, 20:59:15
        
        Yup, contradictions abound all across Italy (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 16, 22:11:51
        
        But (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 16, 22:43:38
        
        HaHa, true (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 16, 22:51:30
        
        ooh and you are so correct (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jun 16, 21:49:03
    - You need a car if you want to get around - the trains don't cover all the places to go (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 16, 20:57:13
- catania (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jun 16, 20:10:03

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