When it comes to picking Sicily hotels for your visit, the logistics you need to consider are not simply looking for the best properties, booking them, and calling it a day.
The best way we can answer the question of “where to stay in Sicily?” is with another question- “how much time do you have?” The reason for this is because your Sicily hotels selection may be greatly influenced by your trip length above any other consideration.
It was for us!
If you are planning to spend any amount of time in eastern Sicily, the presence of Mount Etna looms large. From Catania to Taormina and further, the volcano is visible from great distances.
Naturally, if you’re like us, you’ll want to head up it to get a closer look. For those who are the most adventurous, perhaps even take a hike on an old lava flow.
This is what we did during our journey up Mount Etna, and while you can see quite a surreal and barren landscape here, you’ll do well to plan ahead before tackling any trails. Hiking on a volcano is unlike anything we’ve ever done!
Italy is a country with such a rich food culture, and yet sometimes on the tourist trail it can feel like all you see around you are mediocre pizza and pasta joints.
It can be overwhelming or tricky to figure out where to eat and what to eat, and what foods are authentic to the particular region of Italy in which you find yourself (if you’re in Florence, it’s not pizza and pasta).
Luckily, on our recent stay in Florence, we had the opportunity to take a food tour with Walks of Italy Florence where we learned precisely what authentic Florentine cuisine is, and got to try some excellent examples of it.
As with most food tours, the day began in the very early hours of the morning with the request that we come with an empty stomach. As if the challenge was thrown down, we happily obliged.
During our stay in Florence we decided we wanted to get out of town to explore the world-famous region of Tuscany.
From the many wine regions to the nearby medieval cities, there is definitely a lot to take in that is not normally accessible by public transportation.
We opted against doing private day tours in this city because we wanted the opportunity to go wherever we pleased on the quest for adventure.
So we did what any logical person who has never driven in Europe would do. We rented a car to go driving in Tuscany.
A smart car no less.
But our particular quest was not just to see the above sights that makes Tuscany famous. We had another goal- a goal to see the summer bloom of sunflowers.