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Car Hire DIRECTORY
Almost all the major car hire
companies have branch offices Getting Around
throughout Sicily, including at by Bus
the airports and seaports, and
also in every provincial capital. AMT (Catania)
Car hire (autonoleggio) is Tel 800­018 696/095 7519 111.
expensive in Italy, and should be ∑ amt.ct.it
organized before you arrive. For
those renting cars from firms Bikes for rent, the best way to see the AMAT (Palermo)
such as Avis, Europcar, Hertz or small islands Tel 091­350111/199­240 800.
Rent a Car, you must check the ∑ amat.pa.it
rental conditions to see what is Join the road SS115 and enjoy
included and whether additional the stretch between Noto and ATM (Messina)
insurance is needed. Several holi­ Modica, regarded as one of the Tel 090­228 5266/903 7169.
day companies offer inclusive prettiest, pastoral areas in the
fly­drive deals, enabling you to country sidee. The province of ∑ atmmessina.it
pick up your car on arrival at the Ragusa has many beautiful
airport. This is normally cheaper rural roads, characterized by Car Hire
than renting a car separately. a network of dry stone walls
Some of the off shore islands and open fields, like around Avis
have scooters and motorcycles, Donnafugata Castle. Tel 091­591 684 (Palermo);
as well as cars, for hire. 095­340 500/7231 715 (Catania).
Getting Around ∑ avisworld.com
by Bicycle
Europcar
The roads in the interior are Tel 199­307 030; 091­591 688/
fairly quiet and are suitable for
cycling. Rent a Bike provides 6525 325/6525 531 (Palermo);
bicycles for hire, while travel 095­349 150/7232 942 (Catania).
agencies such as Ciclofree ∑ europcar.com
offer bike excursions, with the
added convenience of vans to Hertz
carry your luggage. However, Tel 091­213 112 (Palermo);
Sicilian drivers are not used to 095­341 595/345 279/7234 655
seeing cyclists on the road, so (Catania).
it is best to stay alert at all times.
Quiet road along the scenic Mountain biking is also ∑ hertz.com
Tyrrenian coast becoming popular in Sicily, par­ Rent a Car (Maggiore)
ticularly in the Peloritani, Nebrodi
Great Drives and Madonie mountain areas. Tel 199­151 120; 091­591 681
In Catania you don’t have to (Palermo); 095­340 594 (Catania);
drive far to find a scenic route. 0931­66548 (Syracuse).
A particularly great drive is from Getting Around on Foot ∑ maggiore.it
Zafferana Etnea up to Rifugio The main sites in most Sicilian
Sapienza, which is the highest towns, cities and seaside villages Getting Around
point on Mount Etna and offers are concentrated and can be
truly stunning views of the covered on foot, but make by Bicycle
volcano. To continue the drive, sure you wear sturdy and
head down through Nicolosi. comfortable shoes. Rent a Bike (Acireale,
Another spectacular drive is in An enjoyable way to explore near Catania)
the province of Trapani, along Palermo and Catania is on foot, Tel 346­231 7451 (English);
the road which leads from since the major attractions are 328­342 6518 (Italian).
Valderice, near Trapani, to Erice, in easy walking distance of each
a medieval town located on other. There are also a number ∑ rentbike.it ∑ solebike.eu
top of a hill. The road up the of cultural sight seeing walking Rent a Bike (Cefalù, near
headland to San Vito Lo Capo tours available in both cities.
is also worth driving for its The best way to get around in Palermo, Syracuse)
wildness, while the coastal road Trapani, Syracuse and Agrigento ∑ sicily-bike.de
along the salt marshes from is also on foot. Ciclofree
Trapani to Mar sala is amazing, In the countryside and at
with its pictur esque windmills nature reserves expert guides Tel 0931­940 397/339 24 39 358.
and fan tastic views of the offer walking tours to areas of ∑ ciclofree.com
Egadi Islands. natural beauty.

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