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Fantastic trip report and subsequent advice, thanks so much for sharing.

Grazie Aggie !

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Well, we did it. I booked our air tickets to Sicily. We will have two weeks mid-September to explore.

Bob, it was your report that helped us decide where to go. We would like to follow in your footsteps. We will have one less night than you did. We have 14 nights. Which location should we cut back on? I was thinking 3 nights in Palermo instead of 4. Your thoughts?

• Arrive Catania—transfer to Taormina—3 nites
• Get the car---drive to Siracusa area---3 nites
• Drive to near Piazza Amerina---2 nites
• Drive to west coast via Agrigento—stay at Selinunte—3 nites
• Drive to Palermo via Monreale—drop car---4 nites (Change to 3 nights???)

We would appreciate some additional hotel recommendations. We prefer to stay in towns with restaurants within walking distances. I am not sure I could convince my husband to stay at an Aguriturismo. I would like to try it. Do you think he would like Agriturismo Gigliotto? The website looked lovely. Food is a major player in our decision-making.

Our budget is 150 – 250 Euros

Taormina Hotel Villa Schuler (room recommendation?) or Villa Fabbino
Siracusa – we want to stay on Ortygia. Domus Mariae had good reviews on Trip Advisor
Piazza Amerina - ?
Selinunte - ?
Palermo – Hotel Principe de Villa Franca has some negative reviews on Trip Advisor.

A couple of questions, did you go to Segesta on the way to Palermo?

In addition, we want to tour Etna from Taormina. Should we pick up our car a day earlier and do it ourselves, or take a tour bus?

Thanks to all Fodorites for making our European travels so perfect. If anyone is planning a trip to Tuscany and Cinque Terre, check out my trip report. Click on easygoer. Thanks in advance.

Bob the nav is navigating through Croatia and Greece at the moment. You might want to top this for him in a few weeks.

Thanks for the info ms go. Croatia is on our list too. Perhaps that will be our destination for 2007. I'll post my request for info under a new post.

easygo: Villa Schuler is superb! Don't remember exactly which room we stayed in, but definitely ask for a balcony with seaview!

If you click on my screen name, you'll find "Betty's Consolidated Sicily Trip Report" if you're interested.

Cheers!

Hi Bob,

We'll be going from Siracusa to Piazza Armerina and Enna. Michelin.com route finder suggests we backtrack north to Catania then west to Piazza Armerina. I note you went more direct, through Caltagirone. Just wondered how the roads/trip was (S124?), and whether you even considered this alternate route? I'd rather take more scenic roads than freeways.

Thanks,

Mike

Road from Siracusa to Piazza Armerina: We went through Palazzolo Acreide to Caltagirone (worthwhile stop), Vizzini, to Piazza Armerina. I gave my map away so don't remember all of the towns, but the road was fine. One note, there is a new road before Vizzini which is not on the map and is not 124. I wish I could recall the number, but it is gone from my memory... perhaps 653. It had us really confused, but it is the correct road and is was not on our new map.

Hmmm ! The diversion thru Caltagirone was not optional. Susan has that ceramic gene she must satisfy.

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Dear Bob,
Thanks so much for your many interesting posts. I have a question for you. Did you leave your luggage in the car when you visited Agrigento? I've been trying to figure out what to do with that. (I can't carry mine as we'll be in Italy for six weeks going from warm Sicily to cool Piemonte, so I'll need more clothes than for a briefer trip. Thank you! Jane

Jane, we parked in the public lot which is fairly safe. And, we only stayed about 2 hours.

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Greetings Bob! I thought that I would let you know that a few months ago, when starting to plan for our 3 week trip to Sicily in March/April 07, I read your report - not knowing much about Sicily. After months of thorough research and coming up with an itinerary, I revisited your trip report to find that i have arrived at a similar itinerary! I should have simply gone with all your suggestions! Would have saved much time - although i HAVE enjoyed the ride!
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