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After having crossed the Messina strait, we decide to stop in Brolo, near Capo d’Orlando. |
When we reach Brolo the sun is already setting, but this doesn't certainly
keep us away from the beach. |
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Cefalů is a very ancient city; the presence of people in pre-Hellenic age is proven
by some recoveries in the surrounding caves.
In the 254 A.C. the town went under Roman rule and in the year 858 it was conquered by the Moslems.
In the 1063 Cefalů went under Norman domination.
In Cefalů important monuments can be found, above all the Norman cathedral.
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San Vito lo Capo is a relaxed and quite town not far from Trapani.
Not far from San Vito lo Capo the natural Reserve of the Gypsy (Riserva dello Zingaro),
seven kilometers of shore with breathtaking views and unspoiled environment.
In San Vito lo Capo it is held, every year in September, the Cous-Cous Feast, a gastronomic
contest open to all Mediterranean nations.
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The island of Marettimo (called Hiera by the ancient Greeks) it is
the most faraway of the Egadi Islands.
The island is mountainous and is surrounded by crystal clear waters.
In Marettimo there are no cars and no hotels. At the time of our trip there was just a residence
on the island and some rooms available for rent by the locals. This means that also in the peak
of the tourist season the island is never overcrowded.
Worthy of notice the sea caves around the island and the splendid backdrops.
Particularly worthy of notice the streatch of sea inside the protected area of the Marine
Reserve Egadi Islands.
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Certainly the most interesting part in Agrigento is the Valley of the Temples.
In the picture the Temple of Hercules. |
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The Odyssey narrates of Ulisse that after having blinded the Cyclop
Polifemo it runs away at sea and Polifemo, in the vain attempt to take revenge, throws
three huge rocks in the sea.
The legend wants this to happen next to the actual Aci Trezza on the coast that is now
known as Coast of the Cyclopses.
The rocks cast by Polifemo are still there in front of the Coast of the Cyclopses, those
rock-cliffs that Verga calls Faraglioni in its novel “I Malavoglia”.
The Faraglionis are, in reality, only basaltic formations of volcanic origin.
The small port in the district Ognina in Catania it is called "Ulisses Port" because
here the Homeric hero would be landed.
In the picture we see the Cyclop Polifemo looking for some rocks to throw. |
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