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August 14th, 2007 · 8 Comments

If you are searching for quotes about Sicily, then read this quick travel story about my real trip in the Tirrenic coast of the island (Messina, Capo D’orlando).

You’ll discover real life tips and tricks fruit of my real holiday rentals Sicily experience.

Aeolian island views in my sicily tour of messina

This is my trip report about my Sicily beach holidays passed with my girl friend Valeria. We don’t like to travel in other regions of Italy because we think that Sicily mix all the Italian attractions. So before visiting Italy we want to visit all the Sicily island.

The city of San gregoro in the thyrrenian coast of Sicily

This is the time of the Northern coast in the province of Messina exactly in the Town of San Gregorio near Capo D’Orlando. The trip was of 4 days and 3 nights and in a self guided tour. We were very lucky while choosing our tirrenic coast hotel Sicily because in that period (August), all the accommodation were full booked.

Here the detail of the Itinerary:

  • Period: 10-13 August 2007
  • Location: San Gregorio – Capo D’orlando, Messina
  • People: 2
  • Accommodation type: 4 stars Hotel
  • Vacation type: Activity Holidays Sicily + relax + Ecotur
  • Meals: B&b and self provided
  • Transfers: By Car
  • Total cost: 548,00 €
  • Here the map of the Itinerary

Details of costs
All the vacation cost us 548,00 € (274,00 € per person)

We spend our money in:

  • Accommodation + breakfast: 450,00 €
  • Gas: 45 € (500 km of distance A/R + sightseeing tour – starting from Catania)
  • Freeway tickets: 14,80 € (We took 2 freeways: A18 Catania-Messina and A20 Messina-Palermo)
  • Food and beverage: 38,10 € (Arancini, pizza, Ice creams, granita, etc…)

Considering the high season period i think it was a bargain holiday…;-)

Some considerations about our Holiday accommodation – Hotel & Village “La Mia Valle”

four stars hotel in Sicily

When we arrived we had a great impression of this accommodation. It’s a good structure in the nature with a lot of trees. The hotel is built on an hill. Our room was a double room with bathroom and a little terrace.

The hotel has a private beach “Lido l’Ancora” where you can see the Aeolian Islands (Vulcano, Lipari, Salina, Alicudi e Filicudi).

The Aeolian islands seen by our hotel in Sicily

If you like you can pay for a boat tour to these islands starting from the port of Capo D’Orlando (Average price 38-60 € http://www.nologommoni.com)

Things we like:

  • Nature
  • Relaxing landscapes
  • Good position near the main attractions
  • Very tasty breakfast
  • Clean and comfort rooms
  • Sweet horses and donkeys to do tour of the property

Who is the donkey?
Whos is the Donkey? :-)

Things we don’t like:

  • Too much car rumors from the near freeway
  • If the hotel is full it looks like it is empty and you can feel you are too isolated
  • You have to wait for a shuttle bur to move around the property
  • Too much bugs and mosquitos

In summary i’ll suggest this accommodation. We enjoyed too much and found a very relaxing atmosphere. You can see its pictures and description here

Sicilian touristic attraction we saw:

Sicily beach of San Gregorio

The best attraction to see is the Coast. You can do with a car the SS113 (Statal road n°113) that connects Palermo with Messina and visit all the sea villages and see the magnific landscapes.
You can see all the pictures of this trip here

Here the daily itinerary

Day 1 – Arriving in the hotel

  • Starting from Catania, 2 hours of freeways (A18 and A20)
  • Arrive in the hotel
  • Afternoon on the beach
  • Dine with “Panino ca’ cutuletta” (bread with chicken)
  • Sleep

Day 2 – It’s raining man…alleluja!!

A view from The Nebrodi Mounts

  • Breakfast
  • Rain
  • In the morning visit to the Nebrodi parks (Sinagra, Naso, Ucria, Castell’Umberto)
  • Lunch with Granita and Brioche in the Bar “Mamy and Papy” Morosito bar – San Gregorio
  • Afternoon on the beach
  • Evening a visit in Capo D’orlando for a Pizza in “Crazy Pizza”
  • Walking on the Long Beach

Day 3 – Arancini mon amour…

A see view from Gioiosa Marea

  • Breakfast
  • All the morning on the beach
  • Luch with typical Sicilian food (Arancini and Siciliane) in “Da Matteo” Restaurant, San Gregorio Phone: 0941 955029
  • Afternoon on the Beach
  • In the evening an excursion in Gioiosa Marea and dine with a Brioche and Ice-cream in Bar “Miramare”

Day 4 – Come back home

  • Breakfast
  • On the beach to 12:00 o’clock
  • Come back home…:-(

Here my trip…if you like you can post your comments or if you need more advices you can contact me to ask all you want…thanks for reading…Enrico and Valeria.

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8 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Philip // Aug 21, 2007 at 12:56 pm

    We have to try this independent trip even if it is just to savour the arancini, which you cannot find like this anywhere else in Italy.

    We have referred to your trip at our blog: http://deliciousitaly.typepad.com/

    Saluti!

  • 2 rose ann // Aug 21, 2007 at 6:07 pm

    i found your vacation very interesting and informative. we will be in sicily in september 2007. we are arriving in catania, staying in letojanni, last 2 nights in palermo. i may do a day of travelling and stay near marsala before palermo.

  • 3 enrico // Aug 21, 2007 at 6:14 pm

    Thank you Rose.

    If you need you can contact me for tips etc…
    my mobile phone is 0039 320 7631899

    Best regards
    Enrico

  • 4 Annika // Aug 21, 2007 at 8:30 pm

    Looks like you had a fabulous time in a beautiful place. Love the photos!

  • 5 Enrico // Aug 22, 2007 at 8:32 am

    Thank you Annika!

    If you like you can take all pictures you like…

    Ciao

  • 6 Maria // Aug 22, 2007 at 3:59 pm

    Ciao, Enrico!

    Is it really you the one of the picture? I hope you get lots of hits… You are working hard!

  • 7 enrico // Aug 22, 2007 at 4:11 pm

    Yes…but don’t exchange me for the Donkey :-)

  • 8 New England Events // Dec 19, 2008 at 9:46 am

    This is a great site you have here, and your “Sicily” post is awesome. It’s really useful!!

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