A Quick Tour of Italy - Western Sicily

If you are planning trip to Europe, why do not you consider the island of Sicily, a region of southern Italy? Depending on their own specific interests, this beautiful area can be an ideal place for holiday. You can get classic Italian food, and wash it with fine wine. And in some parts of Sicily have not yet been discovered by tourists. This brief article presents western Sicily. A companion article presents eastern Sicily, another presents the capital of Sicily, Palermo.Monteale is a city of about thirty thousand southwest of Palermo. It is best known for its Norman cathedral built between 1174 and 1185, possibly the best example of Norman architecture in Sicily all. Its interior contains more than one acre of gold mosaics.The town of Erice, population less than thirty thousand, is approximately half a mile above sea level. You'll love his two castles, Pepoli castle dating from Saracens (Arabic) times Venus and Castle dating from Norman times. Capo San Vito is a place located approximately twenty-five miles (forty miles) northeast of Erice. It claims to have the most beautiful beach in all Italy.The the city of Marsala, whose population is about eighty thousand, was the main Carthaginian base in Sicily during its wars against Greece and Rome. Today brings to mind Marsala wine much loved by the British (and others) for more than two hundred years. Make sure to see the Baglio Anselmi Archaeological Museum.We western end of our tour of Agrigento in Sicily, historic city and site of Valle dei Templi (Valley of Temples), undoubtedly the best Greek ruins outside Greece . Each temple in the Valle dei Templi is unique. Plan your trip carefully, summers in this part of the world are very, very hot. Even if you do not want you get sick, do not want to rush through this site contained several buildings worth visiting.Organic food had made significant progress in Sicily. Of all the Italian regions only the neighboring island of Sardinia produces more organic food. Be sure to see our companion article I Love Touring Italy - western Sicily for a sample menu and more information about Sicilian wines, as well as an in-depth examination of the area attractions. You may be surprised to learn that only slightly more than fifty percent of Sicilian wine is red. There are many Sicilian wines that do not carry the DOC classification, sometimes by choice.
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