Museo Etnografico Pitre, Palermo, Sicily

Advantages: Beautiful places, tropical beaches sun in summer, snow in winter! Perfect!
Disadvantages: Not much to do in some places.

...-ore-MEE-nah). Originally it was used as a roman theatre with the gladiators, and then was converted to an amphitheatre. Today it is very occasionally used for a variety of plays and the like, but this is not common. The views are fantastic and have always stuck in my mind. Be careful for snakes in the dry season! --- Palermo - (Pa-L-AIR-moh) The town of Palermo is the capital of Sicily, however the province itself is vast. Palermo in itself is a very modern city and is very cosmopolitan; it's not unusual to see people from Africa and Eastern Europe here. Compared to some of the other large towns it is very modern, but still maintains its agricultural heritage. There are many a fine restaurant here and journeying out from the main city you're bound to find some great, cheap places to eat. Some of the beaches around here are fantastic and well worth a visit... Read review

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Advantages: Nice people, good food and wine, weather
Disadvantages: Driving is scary

...-east of the island) is connected with the capital (Palermo in the North West) by a motorway that runs across the centre of the island. If you are lucky you will be able to find the motorway from the airport quite easily (it isn't really signed, just exit the airport, turn left and follow the other traffic until you pick up a sign). There are also motorways running along the eastern and northern edges of Sicily. A lot of the motorway stretches are toll and you should have some Euro change available to pay at the gate. So with twilight fast approaching we were on our way. I wouldn't advise driving on Italian main roads if you are not a confident and competent driver. You will be bullied and harangued to get out of the way if you are not going fast enough. Luckily for us the husband is quite good and doesn't flap so I was safe! The motorways in Sicily... Read review

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Advantages: historicaly interesting, prety town, great views
Disadvantages: long train journet from Palermo

...Taormina is a very pretty town on the Eastern coast of Sicily. We took a very slow train journey from Palermo along the North coast, which took the best part of a day, having to change and wait in Messina. When you get to Taormina station you will find yourself at the bottom of the hill so you would need to hire a taxi or wait for a local bus to take you up to the town. The buses didn't seem too predictable but then we were arriving on a Sunday. All other information pointed to the weekday service being somewhat more reliable. However, when you get up into the town you will realise that the journey is well worth it. Taormina is a very pretty historic town. Visit the amphitheatre for fantastic views of Mount Etna. A walk up a steep path behind the town affords more spectacular vies of Etna and the coast The town can basically... Read review

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