Page 13 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Sicily

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Lingua,
Aeolian Islands A Week in the
The site of the Aeolian Islands
former salt mines • Wallow in a sulphurous
that gave the island warm mud bath on Vulcano.
of Salina its name,
Lingua is now a quiet • Eat the best granitas in Italy
little fishing port of in the fishing hamlet of
pastel-coloured Lingua, on Salina.
houses, a handful of • Watch the sun set from
restaurants and one the village where nostalgic
famous granita bar.
Il Postino was filmed.
• Laze away the day at
Filucido’s stylish Lido.
Strómboli
• Get away from it all with the
92 inhabitants of Alicudi,
Panarea walking peaceful mule tracks
Pollara Salina and swimming from rocks.
Filicudi
Rinella • Climb Stromboli at sunset
Alicudi Lingua to witness the spectacle
Lipari
of Europe’s most active
Vulcano volcano in action.
T yrrhenian
Sea
Milazzo
Palermo

Castiglione Francavilla di Sicilia
Torto Passopisciaro di Sicilia Taormina 0 kilometres 25
Rifugio Ragabó Linguaglossa 0 miles 25
Mount Etna
SICIL Y Salso Rifugio Sapienza Zafferana Etnea
Three Days Around
Nicolosi
Mount Etna
Platani Catania • Explore the picturesque

Aidone streets of Taormina, lined
Golfo
Piazza Armerina Gornalunga di Catania with perfect places for
Agrigento coffee and luscious pastries.
Porto Caltagirone • Marvel at the bizarre basalt
Empedocle Salso Gela rock formations of the
Vizzini Alcantara ravine, and cool off
with some wild swimming.
Syracuse • Buy local produce to grill on
Chiaramonte
Mediterranean Gulfi barbecues at one of Etna’s
Sea Noto Antica many picnic areas.
Ragusa Tellaro Noto • Take winding drives around
Irminio Modica the mountain slopes,
stopping at pretty hill towns.
Scicli
Marzamemi • Taste the powerful wines
from the vines that grow on
Capo Passero
Etna’s lava-rich soil.
• Confront the mighty
mountain itself with an
unforgettable ascent.

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