The Best Tips for Your Holiday in Catania, Sicily - SittingUnderAPalmTree

The Best Tips for Your Holiday in Catania, Sicily August 11, 2024 – Posted in: Italy, Travel

What to See, Do, and Eat in Catania? Catania sits at the foot of Mount Etna and has experienced both earthquakes and multiple volcanic eruptions. The city has an intense and almost hysterical pulse, making it a rather fun place to visit. However, it might not be a city that everyone will equally appreciate. Catania is, after all, a city of contrasts. It is both incredibly dirty and grimy and yet infinitely beautiful. With trash…

Best Restaurants in Catania, Sicily - SittingUnderAPalmTree

Best Restaurants in Catania, Sicily – Posted in: Italy, Travel

Where to Eat in Catania? Great restaurants in Catania are spread generously throughout the city. However, you’ll find the really great dining spots along the stretch from Via Crociferi and the small side streets, under the umbrellas at Piazza Santa Maria dell’Indirizzo, and extending to Castello Ursino. The truly excellent and also pricey restaurants are clustered at the end of the charming party street, Via Santa Filomena. If you do as we did and venture…

Attractions in Catania, Sicily - 8 Things You Must Experience - SittingUnderAPalmTree

Attractions in Catania, Sicily – 8 Things You Must Experience! – Posted in: Italy, Travel

Tourist Attractions in Catania Catania is full of fascinating attractions. The city’s history stretches far back, and many different cultures have left their mark on it. Founded in the 8th century BC as a Greek colony in Magna Graecia, Catania was also part of the Arab emirate nearly 2,000 years later, under the name Madīnat al-fīl, the city of the elephant. The elephant is a symbol you’ll encounter frequently in the city, and as you…

Agrigento - Tips for the Valley of the Temples, Restaurants and Beaches - SittingUnderAPalmTree

Agrigento – Tips for the Valley of the Temples, Restaurants and Beaches – Posted in: Italy, Travel

Visit the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento and Everything Else! The Valley of the Temples is, of course, a must-see when you visit Agrigento, but the beautiful mountain town on the southwestern coast of Sicily offers so much more. There are plenty of great restaurants, a cozy nightlife, and it’s close to one of the really good beaches on Sicily’s south coast. Here’s a guide to attractions, food, and experiences in Agrigento. The Valley…

SittingUnderAPalmTree - A Day Trip To Motya, Italy

A Day Trip To Motya, Italy – Tips For Transport, Attractions And What To Pack April 29, 2022 – Posted in: Italy, Travel

The Phoenician colony of Motya Motya was a Phoenician colony founded in the ninth century BC on the island now called Isola di San Pantaleo. Motya is a contemporary paraphrase of the Phoenician word, MTR, and can therefore also be spelled Mothia, Mozia or Mozzia, depending on which street sign you are looking at. At Motya you will find a unique archeological excavation of a Phoenician community that you can only experience in a few…

SittingUnderAPalmTree - A Daytrip To The Egadi Islands, Italy

A Daytrip To The Egadi Islands, Italy – Tips For Ferry, Attractions And Food – Posted in: Italy, Travel

What to see on the Egadi Islands? The Egadi Islands are located just off the coast of Trapani and are an obvious destination for a day trip. The largest is Favignana, and Levanzo the smallest but still inhabited and with hotels and restaurants, while Marettimo only has a single hotel. Favignana is the island that most tourists visit – and that also applies to us. However, we were so captivated by the beautiful islands that…

SittingUnderAPalmTree - 10 Things To Eat In Trapani, Italy

10 Things To Eat In Trapani, Sicily April 27, 2022 – Posted in: Italy, Travel

What should you eat and taste in Trapani? Like everywhere else in Sicily, food also plays a big role in Trapani. However, the menu in Trapani is full of culinary surprises which you won’t find anywhere else on the island or in the rest of Italy. First and foremost, the food in Trapani is good, modest and honest food, and the presentation of it is always quite simple without any fuss – it simply doesn’t…

SittingUnderAPalmTree - A Daytrip to Erice, Italy

A Daytrip to Erice, Sicily – What To See, Eat And Do – Posted in: Italy, Travel

A day in the medieval town of Erice Just above Trapani lies the mountain village of Erice. Erice is one of the biggest sights in Europe, and if you only have one day in Western Sicily, then skip everything else, including Palermo, and go on a day trip up the mountain to the old city. Erice is a must and with its narrow medieval streets and gray-brown stone houses a sight that makes most people…

SittingUnderAPalmTree - A Day Trip To Segesta, Italy

A Day Trip To Segesta, Italy – Tips For Bus, Attractions and What To Pack – Posted in: Italy, Travel

All about Parco Archeologico di Segesta Segesta is located in western Sicily, between Trapani and Palermo. Segesta was one of the most important cities of the Elymians, a Hellenistic people believed to be descended from Troy in Greece. In Segesta, they built a community based on the Greek model, with agora, amphitheater and temple – and it’s all still there! Here you can read about how to get to Segesta Park by public transport, what…

SittingUnderAPalmTree - A Day Trip To Palermo, Italy

A Day Trip To Palermo, Italy – What To See, Eat And Do – Posted in: Italy, Travel

What to see on a day trip to Palermo? If you are on holiday in Trapani, it is easy to take a day trip to Palermo. Trapani was the starting point for our own holiday, and therefore the article is based on a day trip from here. Here you get a small overview of what you have to see, eat and experience on a day trip to Palermo. How do you get from Trapani to…