Cefalu – Sicily
How we chose Sicily – the island of winged jellyfish
Since the last year in November, when the offers for “seniors” appeared, I paid more than the advance required by that agency, which celebrated this year – 20 years of activity, for a stay in the Giardini Naxos resort, at the shore of the Ionian Sea, 2 km far from Taormina, on the east coast of the island.
After reading the excellent review of Lovely Terra about Sicily, I told myself that there was no point in starting over with the stories. And this is because throughout our vacation in Sicily we had as a starting point, for documentation, the words “lovely terra”, real guides well documented and with a lot of details.
After some time (from November until now) I came up with the idea to complete what I had read with my impressions, subjective in places, with lived experiences, which I think could add something to the image that can form a person eager to get to Sicily. Sicily was not a priority in our holiday plans, but enchanted by what our children told us, we easily put it at the top of the list. Knowing that there is a lot to see, and following the principle that it is not known when you will get there.

I planned 10 nights in Sicily.
And in order not to always pack and unpack, we chose to stay 4 nights in Palermo, during which time we set out to see Cefalu, Monreale, and Trapani, 3 in Syracuse-Ortigia reserving time for Notto and 3 in Catania where Etna and ...