Our flight back to Germany was late in the evening, we still had time to enjoy the good weather and discover some parts of the city, tha...

The Palace of the Normans, but in particular the royal chapel (Capella Palatina), is a must-see during a visit of Palermo. After the c...

Right between the Cathedral and the Norman Palace, which will be the topic of my next post, is a beautiful palm garden, called Villa Bo...

Our usual daily routine normally looks like this: visiting a museum or a historical place, then exploring the streets and do some shoppi...

As soon as I discover, that there is an  Archeological Museum  in a city I visit, it's always on my to do list. This one wasn't ...

Day 2 in Palermo and we actually intended to visit the Palace of the Normans . But as usual in Italy, you always have to be prepared f...

After our daytrip to Palermo, we then returned to Cefalu for another day, because we wanted to have another beachday. In the evening...

In search of some restaurant, it took us to the narrow lanes of the historical center. Of course it is often more interesting wandering ...

The Cathedral of Palermo is one of the cities main attractions and super interesting, because of the mix of different architectural sty...

When thinking of the city of Palermo, would baroque fountains and palaces come to your mind? I definitely didn't think of that at ...

After spending some days in Catania, we took the train towards Palermo, but with a stopover in  Cefalù  for some beach vacation, before h...

Since we did a trip from Catania to Taormina by bus, we just had a few hours to explore the city. We would have loved to stay there all...

In the past I wasn't really interested in visiting botanical gardens or parcs, because I thought, what could be interesting in see...

The ancient amphitheater is probably the city's main attraction, but actually the whole city is an attraction, because almost every ...

If you are in Catania, you can't miss visiting the beautiful town of Taormina. Situated on a cliff, you have the amazing view over t...

I wouldn't particularly call Catania a city for museum enthusiasts, but if you can't live without art and history during a vacat...

Who would have thought, that we would find such a distinctive nightlife in Catania?! We spent hours roaming the streets of various citie...