Cefalu, Sicily (Italy)

Advantages: Beautiful, very nice people, good food and drink
Disadvantages: Scicilians are not punctual

...destination, the Calanica resourt in Cefalu, by bus. We had a georgeous bungalow, polinesian style, and very private. Small but very clean and romantic. Right up a cliff above the sea, we only had to walk the steps down to get to the private beach. The food and service at the resort were great, the people in Scicily are so nice. The little village of Cefalu is beautyful, small streets with nice shops, in medieval style. The cathedral is so beautyfull, ...
...a must, also bring some of the local wines. In supermarkets, wines and spirits are very cheap and of good quality. I can especially recommend the red local wine, Sedara of Donnafugata, it is lovely. In all, we had a great vacation, and we also learned that a relaxed way of life, such as the people have in Scicily makes all the difference. We needed a good couple of weeks to adjust to the hectic European way of life. I wish one day.....I could go ... Read review

Advantages: fresh food
Disadvantages: none

I have recently been in Cefalu. Below is the address and details of a restaurant I can recommend. Ristorante "Paradiso Club" Address: Via dei Mulini 18/20 - CEFALU' Tel. 0921-423900 - Fax. 0921-423990 They seem to have a very large selection of starters in this place. I had a fish salad, while my colleague had grilled aubergines togetehr with other grilled vegetables. Both dishes were very fresh. For the first meal, I had pasta with alici, ...
...ncasciata alla cifalutana, apparently the speciality of Cefalu. We then both had fish, sword fish myself and grilled fish my colleague. The waiters claimed everything in their restaurant is fresh of the dayand that fish is delivered or bought directly from fishermen. In my experience, this seems to be the case. We also had the house white wine, which was quite strong. Their wine list is good. We did not have time for dessert, but the table next ... Read review