Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Sicily - Travel Guide and Travel Info

Sicily is an attractive island on the southern part of Italy. It is separated from the mainland by the Straits of Messina. Sicily Island’s culture is a blend of different cultures resulting from its past periods of colonization by the Greeks, Romans, Catalans, Normans, and Arabs. Now, the language spoken by the locals is the Sicilian language. However, Italian is the national language but English language is common in educational institutions. 


Palermo and Catania are the main international gateways for people entering Sicily Island from abroad. Catania Airport operates domestic flights to most parts of Italy as well as some international flights. Palermo Airport also operates many domestic and international flights. Sicily can also be accessed using the main Italian train network by Long distance trains from Rome, Naples, and Milano



Palermo and Catania Cities are the train stops for these trains. There are also long-distance buses that link Rome and Naples to Catania and Palermo. Palermo is also a port for ferries that travel between the city and many Mediterranean ports like Genoa and Sardinia. If you wish to enter with your car by ferry, there are car ferries that travel between Milazzo and Naples, and then you can use road network connections to Catania by your car.


Living Sicily Island is a lifestyle of choice depending on the kind of home you choose to spend your nights. If you prefer the luxury life, which you can afford, then you will find many-star hotels with rooms and social faculties to suit your homing needs. Farmhouses and rental apartments are useful for private life. The Bed and Breakfasts inns are cheap for short-term stays. 



Accommodation facilities in Sicily Island can contain air conditioning, swimming pool, horse riding, official meeting rooms, and spa and fitness facilities amongst many other comforts. Areas in Sicily Island where enough and quality accommodation can be found are such as Acireale, Agrigento, Cefalu, and Francavilla di Sicilia. 



Sicily has one of the world's best cuisines to offer. Much of the island's food is made with food from the sea, talk of crabs, fish and much more to explore in the seafood category. The cuisine is very exotic and has many spices and unique flavors to offer. Though the cuisine is Mediterranean, there are other foreign cuisines available in the island such as Arabic and Spanish cuisines. Sicily is home to more vineyards than any other Italian region hence; it has large winemaking companies for most of Italian wine brands. 


Tourist attractions in Sicily Island include the Madomnie National Park at the central region of the Sicily Islands. The park is an excellent place to view varieties of wilder species that uniquely exist in these islands. Try not to get near Mount Etna but of course, from a safe distance you will see this active volcano within the islands. Many more attractions are ancient t sites like the Segesta and Selinunte that were previously cities established by the Greek numerous centuries ago but still contain ruins and structures of the same ancient cities.

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