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Sicily is a marvelous place, eternal meeting point between two continents, Africa and Europe, with years it has become a gorgeous holiday destination, surrounded by Mediterranean culture. Sicily has so much to offer, it has a legend and tail going on about every temple and monument in there, the classical perfection of Agrigento Concordia temple, Selinunte columns...it's a land where Romans and Greeks were buried...be ready to throw your self in the most beautiful land of all times.
Sicily is surrounded by the best Mediterranean traditions, the food is one of the main things you will fall in love, shellfish, tuna almonds, pistachios and of course , a ricotta that tastes this unique just in Sicily. In here, shefs still use their grandmother's recipes, taking traditions seriously, you shouldn't miss the cannolo siciliano and spiced fish couscous. So here is the tip, if you are planning to go on diet, go to Sicily first, you will have a plenty of time to diet later...
Sicily is the largest of all Italian island, separated from the Continent by the Strait of Messina, blessed with two Seas, Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean. It’s one of the brightest pearls in Mediterranean, you can discover it, understand it and mostly experience it through a series of itineraries dedicated to areas of amazing history, nature and strongest traditions ever. The waters are crystal clear, mountains are high and the citizens are welcoming and warm. The variety of landscapes makes Sicily so special, which might seem dramatic at the beginning, Catania will amaze you with Etna's smoke, PAlermo with impressive mountains, and all over that , that creates a stunning backdrop for outdoors activities, you could swim, hike, climb and eat!
Palermo is the capital of the Sicily's region, it's unique and has its own distinct, a place of mystery and incredible charm, it's a center of Mediterranean, with its 1 million inhabitants making a very charming cocktail of apparently conflicting characteristics, kind, helpful and welcoming. Its history has never been stable or calm, the opposite instead, its style and intriguing fusion comes from many cultures, Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Saracen Arabs, the Normans, the Swabians, the French and the Spanish Bourbons, don't get confused, just enjoy and take as much as you can.