Off to Experience the Pastiche of Sicily
Taormina Siracusa Noto Ragusa Agrigento Palermo I found this list in my phone today and delighted in the memory of how it got there - and how travel comes together. Last November on my hotel’s rooftop terrace, I was quietly taking in the amazing view over Udaipur’s Lake Pichola and palace, lit up in the middle of the lake. A man with a thick Sicilian accent asked if he and his girlfriend could join me for dinner. Listing off places I should visit in Sicily, he patiently spelled each one out for me. These towns in Sicily were completely foreign to me. Now, after having plenty of time to prepare for our seven days in Sicily (we leave in a week), this list - our itinerary - is very familiar. It’s easy to get swept away by Sicily. If you love ancient sites, Sicily will blow your mind. If you don’t … there’s no better place to start. Sitting in the middle of the Mediterranean between Europe and Africa, Sicily, the most c...