At the western-most part of Sicily is a small town of Erice, which was established on the mythical Mount Eryx already at the time of Greek colonization. It was a centre of the cult of the goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory – Venus. Her temple stood on the site of today’s Norman castle, just behind the
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On the east coast of Sicily, in the province of Catania, you can find a beautiful historic town of Acireale. It stands on lava formations, about 30 km from the famous tourist town of Taormina and 24 km from Catania. The city has now about 51,000 inhabitants who live mainly from the tourism, fishing and agriculture. The city was dedicated
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Sardinia, with its capital Cagliari, is the second largest Italian island, just after Sicily. It is located west of Italian mainland, has a length of 267 kilometers and a width of 120 kilometers. It boasts nicknames like The Pearl of the Mediterranean or European Caribic. You may also like Most beautiful places to visit in Sardinia Cala Goloritzè, Sardegna, Italy
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If you have got married recently and are planning to go on honeymoon, we suggest you to consider Sicily – one of the most beautiful regions in Italy. To make things even more romantic, you can book holiday apartments in Sicily, rather than hotels. The reason is that such a strategy will provide you and your partner with a wide
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On the southeast coast of Sicily you can find the classic tourist resort of Avola. Town of Avola is located along with other towns such as Noto, Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli in the valley of Val di Noto. All these cities were rebuilt after the massive earthquake that hit Sicily in 1693. Therefore,
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