mstych1 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hello Has anyone been to Sicily? I am looking to go on honeymoon but unsure where to stay and of any really good hotels. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalRegular Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 My dad was there in WW2. Watch out for the Germans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_jim Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 We went a couple of years ago and stayed in the South East near a town called Ragusa. The hotel was beautiful but in the middle of nowhere, http://www.eremodellagiubiliana.it/en/location.htm it was a converted convent (a miracle they let us in!). Taormina, the main resort, is pretty and near to Etna the volcano but a bit touristy for me. There are some lovely places on the northern coast going towards Palermo from Catania. The south is quite undeveloped and a lot of people there didn't speak any English. 10 mins on Google should turn up something suitable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle20 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I've not been but you might check out Taormina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 We went to Cefalu on the north coast for a week 3 years ago in the middle of September. It nicely warm in the evening and quite hot during the day. We hired a car and drove from the airport near Palermo to Cefalu which was easy enough. One morning we drove from Cefalu eastwards along the coast road,I have never been so scared in all my life, so scared in fact that the only time I got in the car was to drive back to the airport at the end of the week. The Sicilians are mad b.....ds overtaking on blind bends and if there are any rules of the road they don't abide by them. I was nearly taken out by a coach coming round a corner and taking up all of the road. When lost I did what they did...stopped in the middle of the road got out and asked the traffic cop who was directing the traffic for directions. Amazing.. over here I'd been rollocked but he couldn't have cared less. I saw a bloke on a scooter with no helmet, luggage on the back and a young child standing between him and the handlebars. The petrol pump was on an island to one side of the road, cars stopped to fill up within 2 feet of the traffic passing by. They couldn't care a toss and no doubt they are all the happier for not having a load of health and safety jobsworths telling them what to do. A recommended destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyLover Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I went to Cefalu about 35 years ago! Loved it then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 any new tips for Sicily? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 No but always want to. If you go please search this thread title back up & gives us feedback please. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordChaverly Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Sicily is a wonderful place to go for a holiday. It has everything you (certainly I would want) - lots of history (including Greek and Roman); some nice beaches (especially Cefalu); beautiful scenery; a good transport network and friendly locals. Syracuse, Taormina and Cefalu are all great for a honeymoon, I suggest. Palermo is a bustling place, with heavy traffic (watch out for the scooters). I wouldn't spend much time in Palermo, but it does have a fine archaeology museum which is worth a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Look at the roadside signs with bullet holes in; the locals have a little game whereby one bloke drives the car, and the other chaps take pot shots at the signs with their shooters. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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