SICILY



Tears lava, limestone plains swept by the wind, sunny lands bronze color: each of the islands decorate the Sicilian coast like a string of pearls on the neck of a beautiful woman. There are fourteen of these daughters of Sicily, not to mention that sometimes Mozia low tide linked to the coast of Marsala. Fourteen havens of untouched beauty. Some African charm, such as the Pelagie, in the province of Agrigento, and Pantelleria in the province of Trapani.



Others, the undisputed master of the sea and its secrets, Levanzo, Favignana and Marettimo Egadi archipelago in the sea of Trapani. Further north, in splendid isolation, is Ustica, the island of Circe, with its unspoilt marine reserve. While in the Aeolian islands, in the province of Messina, meeting the water and fire. Here then, is still nature that its rhythms and the traveler can let themselves be enchanted by the magical atmosphere of the island's fishermen and farmers, the last custodians of ancient Mediterranean traditions. You can choose between the lively Aeolian silences Pelagian Egadi or perfumes.



Etna (or Aetna) is an active volcano on the eastern coast of Sicily (Italy), between Messina and Catania. Its height varies over time because of its eruptions, but is currently around 3,340 m. There were two ski resorts whose peculiarity is that it can slide on the snow could observe the sea.



From the South of Rifugio Sapienza in Nicolosi territory, you can admire the gulf of Catania and the valley Simeto. In the north slopes, those of Piano Provenzana territory of Linguaglossa, the scenery opens out before including Sicily.



And God created Sicily. The place where the mountains meet the sea. Sicilia, the island in the sun, is home to Heavenly beaches, majestic mountains and Europe's greatest natural wonder, Mount Etna.Sicily's coasts are gold with orange and lemon orchards. In northeastern Sicily you'll find lush forests. In the central regions you'll encounter rugged land and rolling hills. Dignified vineyards, ancient olive groves, hardy almond orchards and endless wheat fields complete the picture. Summer is amber land under a sky of blue. Winter finds palm trees dusted with snow in a surreal symphony. Spring is a rainbow of wild flowers set against greenest fields...



It's more than an island! Discover Sicily and discover the world. The world's first multicultural society, Sicily is Italy's (and Europe's) most historically cosmopolitan region, having been ruled by Asians, Africans and Europeans. Sicily is black and white and a million shades of gray. There's no other place on Earth like Sicily. Our island is a unique place full of art, archeology, history, folklore and breathtaking scenery. And, of course, great food. Sicily is almost a nation unto itself.

The enchanting land where Archimedes taught and Saint Paul preached was a Greek colony, a Roman province, an Arab emirate and a Norman kingdom. The Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Swabians, Angevins and Aragonese made Sicily their own, leaving behind an eclectic history that you can still touch today. And Sicily will touch you. Sicily is Europe, Africa and Asia on one island.



Greek tyrants, Arab emirs, Norman knights, Byzantine bishops and Holy Roman Emperors made Sicily the place it is. Experience their legacy in Phoenician settlements, Punic cities, Greek temples, Roman amphitheatres, Norman Arab castles and Aragonese churches. Thirty centuries of history expressed in the Classical, the Romanesque, the Gothic, the Baroque...

Sikania to its most ancient peoples, Sicily was Sikelia, Plato's utopian society, to the ancient Greeks. Later, the sonnet was created at the Court of Frederick II, and Sicily found her place in the literature of Dante and Boccaccio. Sunny Sicily is Punic Palermo, towering Taormina, ancient  Arigento, splendid Siracusa, and medieval Monreal and Cefalù.



If you could choose just one place to visit where you could witness everything from the culture of Hellenic antiquity to the glories of the Middle Ages and the wonders of the Renaissance, shaped by a dozen civilizations, Sicily would be that place.


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