My only regret about our visit to Italy was we rushed the time in the South a bit. If I could go back I would have spent several more days in the south, particularly Sicily. There is so much about the place that I liked. The rugged mountains that run down to the sea are beautiful. The interesting stories that come up when you dig into the history. It may look a little “lived in”, but it is incredibly charming.
To make up for rushing Sicily in 2020 we revisited it in 2023 for a more extended stay. Our fond memories of our short visit in 2020 were confirmed on this trip. Italy is a wonderful country and there is not a part of it we have not enjoyed, but Sicily is my favorite part of Italy. Italian food is great, but Sicilian food takes it to another level in my opinion. There are some foods that we saw but didn’t get to try that I think would make another trip to Sicily worthwhile.
October 7, 2023 Palermo IT
We were off early to try to get ahead of the Saturday crowds in the center. Ton really liked Palermo yesterday, so she spent some
October 6, 2023 Palermo IT
We made a quick jump along the coast to Palermo. The drive was short, and I was nervous as always when I have to drive
October 5, 2023 Cefalu IT
We spent today wandering thru the beautiful sea side town of Cefalu. The first thing we noticed is that the tourists in this town were
October 4, 2023 Cefalu IT
Today we left Catania and shifted across the island to Cefalu. We were not in a hurry to get going as we wanted to let
October 2, Val di Noto IT
Today we tried to take in the Val di Noto which is in the southeast corner of Sicily. There are several good sized towns in
October 1, 2023 Siracusa IT
We are still parked up in Catania, and we made a decision to use Catania as a base to explore this part of Sicily. To