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Sicily advice
Hi, I think I'll go to Sicily next and I'm looking for advice.
I want to go to Sicily because I perceive it to have similarity with Greece in landscape, and because it has a lot of ancient Greek history and presumeably lots of ruins to clamber over. I also want to visit any megalithic sites a la Stonehenge. I plan to drive, and will mark up a detailed road atlas beforehand to follow. I did this on my recent Wales and Scotland trips - these were, as I wish for Sicily, 'road trips'. I am a "power traveller" who can and wants to be on the move seeing amazing things 12 hours in the day. I'm not a sip coffee for 3 hours kind of person. :-) What guidebooks can you recommend? I have been happy before with Lonely Planet and Green Guide (I presume there are Sicily-specific versions of these guidebooks). What else can be recommended given the interest in Greek ruins, megalithics, and the landscape? On the landscape note, I will get a Michelin atlas, which highlights the 'scenic' stretches of roads. So my travel is a road trip along the scenic routes between stopping points like a stone circle or a ruin. Are there B&Bs or something like it in Sicily? The only European "countryside" I've really been in is in Britain where there are a ton of B&Bs. Elsewhere in Italy I've just taken the train before from city to city. I am also interested in the volcano. How close can I get? How would you recommend I arrive? I can fly out from Dallas direct to either London, Paris, or Frankfurt on a 777. I guess there are flights to Palermo from there? I will probably go sometime this Fall. Are there any schedule things I need to know in this regard? Thanks for your help, please post. -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from US Parks and all over Europe: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda |
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I will get a Michelin atlas, which highlights the
'scenic' stretches of roads. So my travel is a road trip along the scenic routes between stopping points like a stone circle or a ruin. Dump Michelin, get Touring Club Italia's "Atlante Stradale d'Italia" Southern Section. You can buy it when you arrive or at any good service station. For a guide book, my personal choice would be "The Rough Guide to Sicily". Less waffle, more useful facts and general info.This recommendation will probably generate much static from Foder fans et al. Hope this helps. |
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I will get a Michelin atlas, which highlights the
'scenic' stretches of roads. So my travel is a road trip along the scenic routes between stopping points like a stone circle or a ruin. Dump Michelin, get Touring Club Italia's "Atlante Stradale d'Italia" Southern Section. You can buy it when you arrive or at any good service station. For a guide book, my personal choice would be "The Rough Guide to Sicily". Less waffle, more useful facts and general info.This recommendation will probably generate much static from Foder fans et al. Hope this helps. |
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In article , ThePrudentMariner
wrote: I will get a Michelin atlas, which highlights the 'scenic' stretches of roads. So my travel is a road trip along the scenic routes between stopping points like a stone circle or a ruin. Dump Michelin, get Touring Club Italia's "Atlante Stradale d'Italia" Southern Section. You can buy it when you arrive or at any good service station. Thanks, I'll try to order that in advance. Marking up my atlas in advance, and hypothesizing routes, is a fun fun pre-vacation activity for me. For a guide book, my personal choice would be "The Rough Guide to Sicily". Less waffle, more useful facts and general info.This recommendation will probably generate much static from Foder fans et al. Ok, I'll look for it. Hope this helps. -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from US Parks and all over Europe: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda |
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In article , ThePrudentMariner
wrote: I will get a Michelin atlas, which highlights the 'scenic' stretches of roads. So my travel is a road trip along the scenic routes between stopping points like a stone circle or a ruin. Dump Michelin, get Touring Club Italia's "Atlante Stradale d'Italia" Southern Section. You can buy it when you arrive or at any good service station. Thanks, I'll try to order that in advance. Marking up my atlas in advance, and hypothesizing routes, is a fun fun pre-vacation activity for me. For a guide book, my personal choice would be "The Rough Guide to Sicily". Less waffle, more useful facts and general info.This recommendation will probably generate much static from Foder fans et al. Ok, I'll look for it. Hope this helps. -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from US Parks and all over Europe: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda |
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Thanks, I'll try to order that in advance. Marking up my atlas in
advance, and hypothesizing routes, is a fun fun pre-vacation activity for me. Have a look at this site: http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/driving/maps.htm It is owned by an American Italophile with lots of bumff about travel in Italy but this page gives you the low down on maps. in particular, where to get the Atlante Stradale d'Italia. |
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Thanks, I'll try to order that in advance. Marking up my atlas in
advance, and hypothesizing routes, is a fun fun pre-vacation activity for me. Have a look at this site: http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/driving/maps.htm It is owned by an American Italophile with lots of bumff about travel in Italy but this page gives you the low down on maps. in particular, where to get the Atlante Stradale d'Italia. |
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Thanks, I'll try to order that in advance. Marking up my atlas in
advance, and hypothesizing routes, is a fun fun pre-vacation activity for me. Have a look at this site: http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/driving/maps.htm It is owned by an American Italophile with lots of bumff about travel in Italy but this page gives you the low down on maps. in particular, where to get the Atlante Stradale d'Italia. |
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