Hi,

I am planning an itinerary as follows (arrival in and departure from Rome) :

Rome - 3 days , then heading Naples by train
Naples - 2 days, then heading Praiano
Praiano – 2 days (visiting Amalfi Coast, Positano, Ravello, etc by SITA buses, then heading Palermo by Trenitalia)
Palermo – 3 or 4 days

Questions :
1- Wouldn´t like to rent a car in Sicily as we are planning to stay in Palermo and visit Taormina. Could someone suggest a tour agency to take us to Taormina ?

2- Also would like to include Athens in the itinerary....

Welcome any suggestions !

Marly

Hi M,

>Also would like to include Athens in the itinerary....

Welcome any suggestions !<

Leave out Athens, your itinerary is hectic enough.

Midori - Rather than taking the train to Palermo (8 hrs+), have you considered taking an overnight ferry instead?

You could take the Caronte overnight ferry from Salerno to Catania or Messina.
http://www.carontetourist.it/caronteeng/Index.mvd

That way you could visit Taormina en route to Palermo - and save the expense of a long day-trip there from Palermo.

Alternatively you could take an overnight train to Taormina from Salerno ...

Hope this helps ...

Steve

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Hi Ira and Steve, tks for your inputs.
Ira, I will visit Athens in our next trip as schedule would be tight this time.
Steve, thanks for yr suggestion, much better than I had planned.
By the way, what´s your opinion about renting a car ? haven´t decided whether renting or not.

Midori - Like any big city, a car would be more of a liability in Palermo itself IMO.

Where else do you plan to visit from Palermo? That would be the deciding factor for me ...

Steve

Hi M,

I wouldn't rent a car for your proposed itinerary unless you are plannig to drive through Sicily.