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Segesta, Erice, Marsala

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Custom Italy Tours

Today we explore the western side of the island of Sicily, climbing the mountainside at Segesta to see a wonderful Doric temple left from Greek colonization about 2500 years ago. (I later learn that an indigenous people, the Elymians, are … Continue reading →

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Markets and Cathedrals

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Custom Italy Tours

After breakfast we walk out of our hotel and into the embrace of mountains, sea, and sky. On the edge of Palermo, we travel up the side of Monreale and a lovely valley spreads out below. The twelfth-century cathedral is stunning, full … Continue reading →

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