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Sicily in August
Hi,
We have a week in Sicily in the middle of August, but we have no idea where to go. It seems like we picked the wrong time to go there when we look at hotel prices and availiability, but we have no choice. We are arriving by train from Rome, and are looking for nice scenery and maybe a day or two at a beach. The places we originally had planned to go, like Taormina, seems to be way too expensive at this time, so we are looking for nice places off the beaten track. Any tips? -HH |
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Sicily in August
Trapani area
http://www.bedbreakfastarcobaleno.com/ http://www.bed-and-breakfast-sicile....2164&p=Trapani "HHasund" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Hi, We have a week in Sicily in the middle of August, but we have no idea where to go. It seems like we picked the wrong time to go there when we look at hotel prices and availiability, but we have no choice. We are arriving by train from Rome, and are looking for nice scenery and maybe a day or two at a beach. The places we originally had planned to go, like Taormina, seems to be way too expensive at this time, so we are looking for nice places off the beaten track. Any tips? -HH |
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Sicily in August
HHasund ha scritto:
We have a week in Sicily in the middle of August, but we have no idea where to go. It seems like we picked the wrong time to go there Middle August is holiday time for all people, in Italy, so prices rise up and find a room to sleep is difficult. The places we originally had planned to go, like Taormina, seems to be way too expensive at this time Taormina I think is the highest priced place to stay, in Sicily, so I imagine how high are prices in middle August :-(. Train is not a very good way to go in Sicily from Rome. I hope you chose a good train and reserved places (better sleeping cars). Often trains to Sicily, beyond Naples, becomes very slow and with old carriages (no air conditioning at all). Better way is to climb down in Naples and take the night ferry to Palermo. Sicily is very very good, and you will find many good places to see and to stay in. You can go south in the eastern coast to Siracusa and/or Noto (both good for monuments and for beaches), or go west to Palermo/Trapani, or maybe southwest to Agrigento. I like very much little islands: from Milazzo you can go to 'Eolie' islands, like Lipari, Salina or Stromboli, and from Trapani you can go to 'Egadi' islands, like Favignana (good beaches). You can visit them also on a daily trip, or stay there few days... A rented car is a good help I think: trains as seen before are not very useful there, except to Palermo and Catania. Ciao, Piero. |
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Sicily in August
On 2008-07-14 05:26:22 -0500, "HHasund" said:
Hi, We have a week in Sicily in the middle of August, but we have no idea where to go. It seems like we picked the wrong time to go there when we look at hotel prices and availiability, but we have no choice. We are arriving by train from Rome, and are looking for nice scenery and maybe a day or two at a beach. The places we originally had planned to go, like Taormina, seems to be way too expensive at this time, so we are looking for nice places off the beaten track. Any tips? -HH Cefalu might be nice for you, it's on the northern coast. It's pretty touristic, but, it is small. And has some swell history. -- Dan Stephenson Photos, movies, panos from the Europe, USA, plus N.Z.: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address to reply via email) |
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On 2008-07-14 16:40:47 -0500, Piero said:
A rented car is a good help I think: trains as seen before are not very useful there, except to Palermo and Catania. And I'm not sure the OP would want to drive in either of those cities! -- Dan Stephenson Photos, movies, panos from the Europe, USA, plus N.Z.: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address to reply via email) |
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