I’ve been wanting to go to Sicily for a while because it’s a part of Italy I don’t know at all.
So I booked my trip for a departure on Tuesday 8th, November 2022 for Palermo and a return to Paris on Saturday 12th, November 2022.
My plane took off at 12:35 at Charles de Gaulle and landed at 15:15 at Palermo airport.
Day 1
For once on a flight operated by a low-cost airline, my plane was not delayed, a feat!
Once I arrived in Palermo, I took the taxi that I had booked through my hotel.
The journey took about 35 minutes from the airport to the Bed in Spa Hotel.
Once I arrived at the foot of my hotel, whose rooms are located on the top floor of a building, I contacted the manager to provide me with the entrance code for the door, as the hotel reception is only open for a short period of the day. I discovered my wonderful room: large room with double bed and jacuzzi, what a dream!
Day 2
For this second day in Palermo, I had booked an excursion to Mount Etna, the famous volcano.
I had to wake up very early because the scheduled meeting time for the gathering was 6:40 a. m. Since Etna is located more than 3 hours drive from Palermo and the visit of Taormina located not far from there is also included in the excursion, the total time of the excursion was therefore 11 hours, including trips and visits.
Once I arrived at the meeting point early, I waited 35 minutes and there was no one there, not a driver, not an organizer, not a participant.
The meeting place was not clear at all because there was an address given in the e-mail of the booking site and another in the e-mail of the organization.
Since it was very early, it was impossible to call customer service. So I went back to the hotel in dismay and changed my program to continue visiting Palermo and going to Mondello. I also booked an excursion for the next day to Agrigento.
When I arrived at the hotel, I sent an e-mail to the customer service site through which I went to book my excursion (it is Musement) in order to get a refund because the visit of Etna still cost me 108 euros.
So I went out to walk around the city to see it during the day this time.
I walked by the Giardino Garibaldi in Piazza Marina.
I went on to the Foro Italico and entered the Villa Giulia.
I continued with Porta Felice and Piazza delle Dogane then I had a snack at Cannoli & Co. where I was able to taste the famous ice-filled brioches, a typical Sicilian dessert and divinely delicious. I chose strawberry and coconut fragrances.
I stopped by the Chiesa di San Cataldo and the Teatro Massimo before going to enjoy a very good pizza at Frida Pizzeria where there were quite a few French tourists that evening.
On the same day, I also took the bus to Mondello which has one of the most beautiful beaches in Palermo.
I bought two transport tickets (1€40 per ticket) to take the bus to Mondello. The journey took about 30 min.
I walked around and had lunch there before returning to Palermo.
Day 3
This time, the driver would pick up the participants directly from their hotel, which was much more convenient than going to a meeting point.
The price of the excursion included only the round trip Agrigento – Palermo, you had to buy your ticket for the visit of the Valley of Temples.
The site was beautiful, you would have thought you were in Ancient Greece with all those temples and statues, it’s really a place to do if you’re passing through Palermo.
After the tour of the valley, the driver stopped for a minute at the Scala dei Turchi located in Realmonte in the province of Agrigento.
Once back in Palermo, I went for a snack at Antico Caffè Spinnato to taste the famous cannolo.
I walked around the city and then I went to dinner at Il Culinario.
Day 4
For this last full day in Palermo, I made excursion to Monreale and Cefalù.
Again, only the return fare was included in the ticket booked on GetYourGuide.
We started the excursion by Monreale where I bought a ticket to visit its beautiful cathedral.
A Cefalù la visite du Duomo était gratuite.
Having been around the city, I took the opportunity to have lunch there.
Once back in Palermo, I went for a walk and then went to dinner at the Osteria Nonna Dora, a restaurant recommended by a Sicilian friend I made there. It’s actually his sister’s restaurant and two days before, the restaurant had the honor of welcoming Mel Gibson! Too bad I missed that!
The next day, my taxi, also booked through the hotel, dropped me off at the airport.
The plane landed in Paris 30 minutes early, I’ve never seen it before!
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