Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, only few kilometers from the Italian mainland separately,
is called also the bridge between two worlds. Certainly to many known from the film "the godfather", Sicily offers
to its visitors much more than only a few scenes of the mentioned film, because a journey to Sicily is also a journey
in space and time.
The variety of the landscape goes from dried up regions over sumptuous vegetation such as Orange
groves, cypresses, almond trees and palms. The coast is surrounded by small pictorial harbour towns and a multiplicity
of charmful ravines. They find here in addition, chaotic metropolises beside small baroque towns. Not to forget, the
many small islands before Sicily, which possess all their completely own character.
All holiday accommodations in Sicily
Sicily is charactersized by the many different conquerers and inhabitants of the island, who left still today visible
traces. Certifications of it are the temples of the Greeks, the villa of the Romans, Arabian influence architecture
of Palermo as well as the cathedrals of the Normannen.
Sicily is ideal for hiker, because there are more than 100 nature parks and/or protected areas with nature didactic
exhibitions and footpaths. E.g. the "Parco regional dell ' Etna", "Riserva naturale dello Zingaro" (wonderful
precipitous coasts) or also the "Riserva naturale Cava grande" (numerous cave graves and bath bays), only to call
some of it. In addition, cyclists come at their expense. Whether on calm side streets or in the nature park, whether
route- or Mountainbike, there is for every cyclist something.
If you climb the highest still active volcano of Europe, the Aetna ( here you find trekking offers
SicilTrek - Volano Experience), visit the temple of Zeus, the archaeological park
of Syrakus or you only stroll over the fish market of Catania, after an Espresso in one of the typical cafes. Sicily
offers a multiplicity at possibilities and interesting destinations to you, to spend an unforgettable vacation
fisher men
typical pottery
Cefalu
agriculture
Very typically for South Italy, in particular for Sicily, is the lemon
liqueur "Il Limoncello". The Sicilian produce
it largely themselves, because you will find a lemon tree in each garden.
The recipe:
Take the peelings of 8 medium sized and untreated lemons and put it in 500 ml 90% alcohol for approx. 10 days.
Please agitate the whole once on the day. Afterwards the alcohol is filled up with 750 ml cooked water and 300
gr sugars. Now you let still it for two weeks. Very important: The Limoncello is served very coldly in small
liqueur glasses.