A particular land that has always surprise for its beautiful landscapes, beaches and monuments those has been inspiration for poets and writers. Palermo has been the land of conquest of various populations: from the people of Crete to the Greeks, from the Phoenicians to the Romans, from the Byzantines to Arabs, from the Normans to the Swabian, from the Angevines to the Aragonese. Each of this population have left us some extraordinary monuments, that are worth visiting on a tour of the city. There are many holiday houses those can be rent for many days and where you can stay during the visit to the city. Situated in the northern coast, about 50 km far for Palermo there is the small town of Cefalu with the cathedral that has two imposing tower those gives it the aspect of a fortress rather than a proper church and those stays near to sea creating a beautiful landscapes and particular light game. And what to say about the Mondello ‘s Gulf? One of the most important site for beach an relaxation where you can find all you need about the sea life and vacation with or without the family from beaches to cooking specialties.
Travelling to the West always much particular become the landscapes and more particular become the town still Trapani. !5 km from Trapani, we can find the aristocratic town of Erice those has guarded for centuries the nobility of its history and its urban and architectural beauties, which have largely remained intact. In ancient times it was famous for venerating Venus, the goddess of love and fertility to which a temple was dedicated where sacred prostitution was practiced. Erice has among over 60 churches, one of those may be visited and where there are many architectural styled mixed each other.
Rolling to the West we will arrive to the exclusive site of San Vito Lo Capo. San Vito Lo Capo is at the extreme north-west end of Sicily, enclosed in the bay between the natural reserves of the Zingaro west and mount Cofano east. It is the town of cous-cous,t he dish of peace typical of the north of Africa, which find in this city the most important Italian tradition and where there is an international festival in the December of every year. Legend has it that the young Vito, a patrician from Mazara, son of a high functionary of Rome, converted to Christianity, landed in this land, carried by the waves in a storm to escape the persecution ordered by Diocletian.
The country side of San Vito has the most beautiful colors of the Mediterranean: low white houses covered in bougainvillea, a mile-long beach of white sand and turquoise blue water, springs and hidden caves, almond trees, olive graves of Castelluzzo and flaming red sunset.
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