Travelogues Sicily

Sicily is best visited in spring, as temperatures and tourism are rather moderate and the whole country smells of orange and lemon blossoms.

1900m high on the highest active volcano in Europe and a beach where you are closer to planes than to the nearest building... happened... in Catania on Sicily!

Sunday 12.03. Farm Cultural Park Today we say goodbye to our parking space here at CasaCaughta and to Marina di Ragusa. Ani writes a few nice words, to which we add a small...

Tuesday 28.02/ Wednesday 01.03 Laundry Day We are still at the campsite and have only moved around with the motorhome briefly on the pitch. We have ventured from the back to...

Monday 20.02 Weekly planning Monday morning New week, means making some new plans, which change 100 times at the last minute. Nevertheless, today we are planning a bit for...

Gelato in a brioche.

Wednesday 22.03. Waiting until the vet opens Veterinarians in Italy are basically no different from in Germany, from a human's perspective at least. Hundi gets a complete...

Day 8, Wed 28.10.2020, Sapri. The rain/rest day in Sapri was good for me, but now I am looking forward to the movement and cycling again. I wake up at 6am, pack up, and have...

The rain just won't let up, so Cindy and Bert head to the campsite near Cefalù to heat things up and bring some culture back into their lives. Heating up and taking warm showers...

...Sicily! Since we are already in the south, and it's constantly windy, and we are completely relaxed, and all our Italian camping friends have sung its praises and given us...

Wednesday 29.03. PALERMO Good morning :-) From the campsite, Camping degli ulivi, it is really optimal to get to the city. We don't have to walk for 15 minutes to get to the...

So "Sahara dust" came down with the rain at the moment we drove from Cortigliolo to San Vito Lo Capo. You can see in the picture what our car looked like - but in reality it was...

A city with a bad reputation presents itself differently.

Just over two years ago, we spent several days in Palermo. I believe it is a wonderful place with much morbid charm. I had already summarized the highlights of the city for you...

After the weather on the north coast was not really improving and Cindy and Bert realized that an island usually has a south coast as well, the direction was clear: go south !...

From the ferry we went straight to a motorhome parking space in Palermo. It was only 2.5 km, but the traffic in Palermo makes a Central European sweat with fear. Narrow streets,...

underneath the volcano's ash rain

First things first: it will be quiet - very quiet, calm, relaxed, and again completely different from what was planned. Continuing our journey along the southern coast, because...

...heading west. It was a windy morning, Cindy was restless, so it was unanimously decided to embark. Tindari with the Greek Amphitheater and the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna...

The last few days have been varied. We set off from the parking spot in Syracuse to drive towards Etna. Anita said that I should check the air in the rear tire again, as the car...

Goethe was here, but so were Richard Strauss, Oscar Wilde and Thomas Mann. Rich nobles such as Kaiser Wilhelm II and Empress Elisabeth even had their winter quarters in...

The fact that the Mafia is part of Italy and Sicily in particular is firmly anchored in the minds of most of us. Some of the stories about it even have a gruesomely beautiful...

You can see from the number of photos that there is a lot to see in Noto and Syracuse. Now we know why we hardly met any other tourists. Apparently they all hang out in the east...

After 3 hot nights in Palermo we made a detour to nearby Monreale (not to be confused with Monreal in Rhineland-Palatinate 😉), which is known for its Norman cathedral from the...

Noto, one of the Baroque cities in Sicily and also a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a must-see. We are looking for a parking lot that is not too far from the center, which is...

Porto Empedocle is not only the birthplace of Andrea Camilleri, but it also offers something for the eyes: Scala dei Turchi - a brilliantly white rock formation in steps along...

During my vacation in Sicily, the idea of working like on vacation came up.

...average food in Sicily. But more on that later. After the "Valley of the Temples" we drove along the south coast, which is in places quite run down, to our next stop in...

We were lucky with our campsite in Castellammare del Golfo. The access was an adventure because it was extremely steep. The excellent location with a view of the sea made up for...

Imagine you are taking a journey back in time to ancient times and are still looking for a suitable travel destination. For this tour I would definitely recommend Syracuse. Why?...