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» Why Sicily? 12 cultures in 1.
» Top 12 destinations in Sicily.
» Sights to see.
» Personalized Travel. REAL travel agents.
» Scenic Places & geography.
» Hotels & other lodging in Sicily.
» Country Cooking Classes at Tarantola winery.
» Market Cooking Classes with Vincenzo Clemente.
» Restaurants reviewed.
» Tours of Sicily & more.
» Travel Faqs and real answers.
» Sicily Airports - getting there.
» Travel Ideas for your visit.
» Sicily Maps - roads & cities.
» Sicily Weather forecasts, temps.
» Beaches in Sicily - a selection.
» Villas in Sicily & how to find one.
» Sightseeing and touring.
» LECTURES by real historians.
» Genealogical Research - finding family roots.
» Tour Guides listed by locality.
(More links follow the map.)
Culture, History, Curiosities
» Sicily Facts and figures.
» Food and Wine - eating, drinking, enjoying.
» Sicilian Culture - all things Sicilian.
» Golf courses & resorts.
» Transportation - trains, buses...
» Sicily for Children. For families!
» Young Students. Study resources.
» Travel Guide Books reviewed.
» Sicilian Genealogy. Family history.
» Travel Agent Resources and advice.
» Sicilian Literature - then and now.
» Arts and Artists. Creativity.
» Sicilian Identity - ethnic legacy.
» Religions of Sicily. Faiths.
» Peoples of Sicily. Meet the peoples!
» Invisible Sicily - the unseen.
» Kingdom of Sicily - the book.
» Sicilian - language of a people.
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• Agrigento Ancient Greek temples.
• Catania Sicily's bustling second city.
• Cefalù Splendid Norman cathedral
• Marsala Sicily's wine country.
• Messina Underrated but interesting.
• Noto Baroque splendor in scenic hills.
• Palermo Medieval Norman-Arab legacy.
• Ragusa Baroque and charming.
• Siracusa Ancient Greek capital.
• Taormina Delightful hilltop resort town.
• Trapani Near Erice and Segesta.
• GLOBAL SEARCH for hotels everyplace.
Places, Localities, Regions, Nature
• Aeolian Islands - great beaches.
• Agrigento - ancient Greek temples.
• Alcantara Gorge - majestic canyon.
• Bagheria - baroque dignity.
• Caccamo Castle - hilltop fortress.
• Caltagirone - majolica art.
• Caltanissetta - feudal Sicily.
• Catania - Sicily's Second City.
• Cefalù - Norman cathedral.
• Egadian Islands - coastal treasures.
• Enna - Persephone's city.
• Erice - castles and couscous.
• Favignana - western island.
• Ficuzza - royal forest.
• Etna - Europe's largest volcano!
• Halaesa - ancient Greek village.
• Himera - ancient Greek city.
• Hyblaean Mountains - stately hills.
• Lampedusa - remote island.
• Lipari - volcanic islands.
• Madonie Mountains - grand summits.
• Malta - the country next door.
• Marsala - wine capital.
• Messina - crusaders' port city.
• Milazzo (Mylae) - coastal Greek city.
• Monreale Abbey. Don't miss it!
• Morgantina - archeological site.
• Mozia - Phoenician harbor.
• Naxos - first Greek colony.
• Nebrodi Mountains - forested peaks.
• Noto - baroque beauty.
• Piazza Armerina - Roman mosaics.
• Palermo - capital city.
• Pantalica - older than ancient.
• Pantelleria - windy island.
• Peloritan Mountains - rugged dignity.
• Ragusa - baroque Sicily.
• San Vito lo Capo - beaches.
• Sciacca - medieval charm.
• Scopello - secret hamlet.
• Segesta - greatest Greek temple.
• Sicanian Mountains - the heartland.
• Selinunte - secret temples.
• Siracusa - greatest Greek city.
• Solunto - ancient hilltop town.
• Taormina - Sicily's resort town.
• Tindari - ancient Roman mountain.
• Trapani - wind mills.
• Ustica - marine reserve.
• Vendicari Reserve - nature reserve.
• Wine Country - endless vineyards.
• Zingaro Reserve - grasslands.
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