sundriedtopepo

Very nice TA, thank you palatina.

sundriedtopepo

Make that TR

Dayle

Palatina,

Im so glad you had such a nice trip and that you managed to iron out some of the little wrinkles that happen in travel without them affecting your enjoyment!

Sounds like your tour of Palermo was very much like mine. I'm a Little jealous that you found the Marina area so beautiful. I never made it that far. The day I returned from Monreale, I walked all the way to the very disappointing Botanical Gardens,then back past the San Francisco church only to find it closed.......

I certainly agree with you about those views of Palermo from the Ambasciatori roof terrace. Some of my favorite pictures were taken there.

Thanks for such an excellent trip report!

Leely2

Agree, excellent report. Like you, I packed a lot into a short time in Palermo and found it very rewarding (and easy to get around). We stayed near Piazza Marina and enjoyed that area, not terribly far from the Ambasciatori, really.

Thank you for writing this.

HelenaFatima

Very helpfull report, thank you!

Adelaidean

Yes indeed, saved for future reference

annhig

<<Annhig I know it's difficult trying to make these decisions in advance. And I also usually prefer staying more than one night in a place. I actually might recommend Plan B - it sounds like despite the two nights in two places it might be more relaxing than doing the Agrigento - Villa Romana - Taormina all in one day. >>

<<Palatino, may I add a few thoughts to annhig's question about one night or two nights in Agrigento?

I would urge two nights. The old town is very interesting. The temples merit an unrushed visit. The Kolymbetra is a restored Islamic garden with the irrigation system as well.>>

lol, thanks, Palatino and EYWandBTV for your great and contradictory advice!

EYWandBTV - we will be there from 9 -19 September. My instinct is the 2 nights, but that will leave us with a very full day when we leave, though I suppose if we got an early start [not always our strongest suit] it would help. Another solution I suppose might be to drop it altogether, and to promise ourselves that WHEN we come back to see the west of the island, we will do Agrigento then!

cdc

Thank you for your trip report. We are traveling during peak season - and even though I know it will be crowded we are adding time so we can see Agrigento. Your report has been very helpful!

annhig

lol, cdc, in the end we decided to cut Agrigento out of our trip entirely - and suddenly I felt a weight lift from my shoulders.