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General Index ❮❮ 149


Castles and fortifications Cathedrals (cont.) Churches (cont.)
(cont.) San Pietro (Modica) 126 La Martorana (Santa
Castello di Lombardia Sciacca 117 Maria dell’Ammiraglio)
(Enna) 48 Syracuse 25, 47, 130 (Palermo) 13, 46, 91
Castello Maniace Cava del Pomice (Lipari) 7 San Biagio (Agrigento)
(Syracuse) 7, 24, 130 Cave d’Ispica 128 120
Castello di Mussomeli 49 Cefalù 47, 50, 88–9, 110 San Carlo al Corso
Castello Ursino (Catania) A Morning Walk around (Noto) 29, 46
48 Cefalù 111 San Cataldo (Palermo)
Castello di Venere places to stay 144, 146, 12, 46, 91
(Erice) 49 147 San Domenico (Noto) 29
Castello Ventimiglia Ceramiche d’Arte F.lli San Domenico
(Castelbuono) 48 Soldano (Sciacca) 82 (Palermo) 46, 91
Castello della Zisa Ceramics San Francesco (Noto) 28
(Palermo) 94 Caltagirone 126 San Francesco
Castelmola castle 19 Sciacca 117 (Palermo) 93
fortified towers 53 shops 82, 95, 104, 114 San Giorgio (Modica)
Frederick’s Tower (Enna) Cerasuolo di Vittoria 75 126, 127
118 Chapels San Giuseppe (Ragusa)
Mazzalakar castle Cappella Palatina 125, 127
(Sambuca di Sicilia) 58 (Palermo) 6, 13, 47 San Nicola (Agrigento)
Motya 45 Cappella Roano 32, 47
North Gate (Selinunte) 37 (Monreale) 15 San Salvatore
La Zisa (Palermo) 13 Oratorio del Rosario (Caltabellotta) 119
see also Palaces (Palermo) 91 Santa Chiara (Noto) 29
Catacombs Oratorio di San Lorenzo Santa Lucia alla Badia
Cappuccini (Palermo) 94 (Palermo) 12 (Syracuse) 84
San Giovanni (Syracuse) Oratorio di Santa Vita Santa Maria della
24 (Palermo) 94 Catena (Cefalù) 111
Catania 106–7, 111, 112 Charlemagne 68–9 Santa Maria del Monte
festivals 86 Charles V, Emperor 94 (Caltagirone) 126
nightlife 72–3 Charles of Valois 118 Santa Maria dello
performing arts 70 Chiaramonte Gulfi 78, 129, Spasimo (Palermo) 70,
places to eat 80, 115 131 93, 96
places to stay 142, 143, Children’s attractions Sant’Agostino (Trapani)
145, 147 66–7 101
puppets 68, 69 Christ Pantocrator Santissima Annunziata
shopping 82, 83, 114 (Monreale) 40–41 dei Catalani (Messina)
sights 48, 51, 66, 84 Chthonic deities 43, 120 109
Cathedrals Churches see also Cathedrals;
Agrigento 32 Byzantine Church Chapels; Monasteries
Catania 106–7, 111 (Catania) 84 and convents
Cattedrale di San Nicolò Chiesa del Carmine La Cialoma (Marzamemi)
(Noto) 28 (Palermo) 93 78, 131
Cefalù 47, 110, 111 Chiesa del Gesù Ciane River 128
Messina 109 (Palermo) 93 Cinema 57, 66
Monreale 6, 10, 14–15, Chiesa Madre Circumetnea Train 20
40–41, 46, 99 (Caltabellotta) Citrus fruits 119, 122
Palermo 12 118, 119 Cliffs 84
San Giorgio (Ragusa Chiesa Madre (San Clubs 72, 96
Ibla) 47, 125, 127 Nicolò) Taormina) 18 Coach travel 134–5
San Lorenzo (Trapani) Chiesa di Montevergini Le Colonne (Taormina) 82
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Constance, Empress 12 Ephebus of Agrigento 35 Food and drink (cont.)
Corleone 117, 123 Eraclea Minoa 60, 118, Sicilian dishes 76–7
Il Corleonese 117, 121 121 Southwest Sicily 122
Corso Umberto I Erice 6, 49, 59, 99, 101 see also Restaurants;
(Taormina) 19 places to eat 80, 104 Wine
Crafts 82–3, 95, 104, 114 shopping 82 Frederick II, Emperor 48
Cretto di Burri 102 wine 75 Frederick II of Aragón 48,
Crime 136–7 Erosion 53, 103 118
Crops 52 Eruptions (Etna) 20, 112 Free attractions 84–5
La Cuba (Palermo) 96 Etnaland (Belpasso) 66 Frigintini 78, 131
Cuisine 76–7 Furci Siculo 145
Currency 138, 139 F
Cusa Quarries 102 Faraglione 103 G
Customs regulations 136 Farming techniques 52 Gagini, Antonello 29, 56
Customs and traditions Farrugio Design (Catania) Gagini, Domenico 56
54–5 82 Gagliardi, Rosario 28, 29,
Cycling 65, 135 Favignana 53, 64, 99, 101, 47, 125, 126
bicycle hire 85 104 Gano di Magonza 69
places to eat 105 Garibaldi, Giuseppe 43, 53,
D places to stay 143, 145 92
Dahl, Roald 19 Feasts see Festivals Gela 26, 27
De Simone Ceramiche Festival of the Assumption Gelaterie 80–81
d’Arte (Palermo) 82 (Randazzo) 87 Gelateria Stancampiano
Demeter 43, 120 Festival di Morgana (Palermo) 81
Department stores 95 (Palermo) 68 Gelon 27, 39, 42
Desserts 81 Festivals 54, 55, 86–7 Giardini-Naxos 7, 60, 109,
Dialects 52 Filicudi 7, 17 114
Dionysus I 27, 101 Films 57 Giarratana 128
Dionysus the Younger 25 Fishing Goethe, Johann Wilhelm
Disabled travellers 138, 139 artisanal 55 19
Discos 72 Favignana 64 Golf 64
Donna Elvira Dolceria techniques 53 Good Friday 55, 86
(Modica) 81, 127 Flora 65 Gorges 65, 113, 124, 126,
Donnafugata 49 Mount Etna 21 128
Donnalucata 61, 131 Floridia 129 Grammichele 127
Doric temples 38 Folk groups 55 Grape varieties 75
Driving 139 Fonte Aretusa (Ortygia) Gravina di Catania 114
Ducetius 42 130 Greeks 42, 52–3
Food and drink Agrigento 32–5, 45
E budget tips 85 Akrai (Palazzo Acreide)
Ear of Dionysius carob 12 58
(Syracuse) 7, 24 citrus fruits 119, 122 Castello Eurialo 25, 49,
Earthquakes 43 desserts 81 128
Easter Monday 55 dining 140 Eraclea Minoa 60, 118
Easter Sunday 86 festivals 85, 87 Greek Ghetto (Ortygia)
Egadi Islands 98, 99, 101 ice cream 76, 80–81, 110 130
Electrical appliances 139 local produce 77 Greek Theatre (Palazzolo
Emergency services 137 olive oil 55, 77, 122 Acreide) 125
Emigration 43 pasta 52, 76 Greek Theatre
Enna 48, 118, 120, 121 pasticcerie and gelaterie (Syracuse) 7, 25, 71
Enoteca Picone (Palermo) 80–81 Megara Iblea 128
83 shopping 83, 95, 104, Morgantina 44
Ephebus of Adrano 26 114 Naxos 109




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Greeks (cont.) J Marionettistica Fratelli
Segesta 6, 39, 44, 100–101 Jewellery 82, 114 Napoli (Catania) 69
Selinunte 6, 11, 36–9, Markets 83, 85
44, 100 K Ballarò (Palermo) 83, 92,
Syracuse 27, 44 La Kalsa (Palermo) 52, 71, 93
Theatro Antico 93 Northeast Sicily 114
(Taormina) 18, 44, 70 Kursaal Kalhesa Old Market, Via Rocco
Tindari 45, 111 (Palermo) 73 Pirri (Noto) 29
Valle dei Templi Ortygia 83, 130
(Agrigento) 32–3, L Palermo 95
45, 117 Labisi, Paolo 28 Trapani 101
Guttuso, Renato 57 Lago di Pergusa 43, 120 Vucciria (Palermo) 83, 91
Lampedusa 61, 119 Marsala 101, 143
H Lampedusa, Giuseppe wine 74, 100, 104
Hand gestures 54 Tomasi di 57 Martorana, Eloisa 13
Hannibal 39 Lampione 119 Marzamemi 78, 128, 131,
Health 136, 137 Landscape, Northwest 147
Henry VI, Emperor 118 Sicily 103 Mattanza 53, 64, 99, 104
Hieron I 27, 42 Language 159–60 Maximianus, Emperor 30
Hieron II 24, 25, 27 Lapis 73 Mazara del Vallo 42, 102
Hiking 64, 113 Latomia del Paradiso Mazzarò 18, 60
Mount Etna 20, 113 (Syracuse) 7, 24 Megara Iblea 128
Himera, Battle of 39, 42, 53 Lawrence, DH 19 Menfi 87, 105
History 42–3 Legends 54 Messina 50, 109
Horse riding 65, 113 Lentini 26, 128 Metopes (Selinunte) 37, 39
Hostels 140, 147 Levanzo 99 Mezzojuso 59
Hotels 140–45 Licata 53, 79, 85, 123 Milena 123
Linguaglossa 115 Mobile phones 138
I Linosa 119 Modica 126
Ibla see Ragusa Lipari 7, 16, 17, 22–3, 114 A Day in Modica and
Ice cream 76, 80–81, 110 places to eat 115 Ragusa Ibla 127
Immigration 136 places to stay 146, 147 places to eat 79, 81, 131
Insurance 136, 137 sights 49, 51 places to stay 143, 146
Internet 138 Literature 56–7 Monasteries and convents
Invading powers, vestiges accommodation 146–7
of 52–3 M Cistercian Monastery
Isola Bella 18, 60 La Madia (Licata) 79, 123 (Agrigento) 80
Isola dei Conigli 61 Madonie Mountains 48, San Giovanni degli
Italian invaders 53 59, 85, 110 Eremiti (Palermo) 13
Itineraries 6–7 outdoor activities 64, 65, Santissimo Salvatore
An Afternoon in 67, 113 (Noto) 29
Caltabellotta 119 Mafia 83, 93, 95 Mondello 60, 94
A Day Exploring Trapani crackdown on 43 Money 138, 139
101 Majore (Chiaramonte Monreale 6, 10, 14–15, 46,
A Day in Modica and Gulfi) 78, 131 99
Ragusa Ibla 127 Malvasia delle Lipari 17, mosaics 40–41
A Morning in La Kalsa 74 places to eat 105
and Albergheria 93 Marettimo 99 wine 74
A Morning Walk around Margaret, Queen 46 Monte Tauro 19
Cefalù 111 Marina Corta (Lipari) 17 Montgomery, General
Seven Days in Sicily 6–7 Marina di Ragusa 61, 72, Bernard 53
Two Days on the Aeolian 142 Morgantina 44, 117, 120,
Islands 7 Marinella di Selinunte 102 121






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I Morti 55 Museums and galleries Museums and galleries
Mosaics (cont.) (cont.)
Cefalù cathedral 110, Museo Archeologico Museo di Zoologia P.
111 Regionale (Licata) 85 Doderlin (Palermo) 94
Monreale cathedral Museo Archeologico Lo Spasimo (Palermo)
14–15, 40–41 Regionale di Agrigento 70, 93
Museo Archeologico 33, 34–5, 51 Music 56–7, 70–71, 96
Regionale di Agrigento Museo Archeologico Mythology 43, 120
34 Regionale Antonio
Villa Romana del Casale Salinas (Palermo) 50, 92 N
30–31, 45 Museo Archeologico Names, babies 55
Mosque (Palermo) 46 Regionale Eoliano 7, Nature reserves 67
Motya 45, 67, 101 17, 51 Cava di Cassibile 127
Mount Etna 7, 11, 20–21, Museo Archeologico Nebrodi Mountain Park
109 Regionale Paolo Orsi 64, 65, 67, 113
eruptions 112 (Syracuse) 25, 26–7, 50 Parco Naturale
hiking 20, 64, 113 Museo del Cinema Regionale delle
Museo dell’Etna (Catania) 66 Madonie 110
(Viagrande) 67 Museo Civico dell’Opera Lo Zingaro 60, 64, 65, 100
skiing 65, 113 dei Pupi (Sortino) 69 Nebrodi Mountains 64, 65,
souvenirs 114 Museo di Civiltà 67, 113
wines 75 Contadina Angelo Nero d’Avola 74
Mudbaths 17, 117 Marsiano (Niscemi) New City (Palermo) 92
Museums and galleries 129 Newspapers 138
50–51 Museo della Civiltà Nicolosi 112, 146
free/half price entry Contadina Iblea Nightlife 72–3
85 (Floridia) 129 Palermo 96
Baglio Anselmi Museo del Costume Niscemi 129
(Marsala) 101 (Scicli) 129 Normans 13, 42, 52–3
A Casa do Fascitraru Museo dell’Etna Arab Norman
(Sortino) 129 (Viagrande) 67 architecture 45
Casa-Museo di Antonio Museo di Geologia “G.G. Cappella Palatina
Uccello (Palazzolo Gemmellaro” (Palermo) 6, 13, 47
Acreide) 51, 129 (Palermo) 66 Cefalù cathedral 47, 110,
Centro di Museo Internazionale 111
Documentazione della delle Marionette Messina cathedral 109
Vita Popolare Iblea Antonio Pasqualino Monreale cathedral 6,
(Buscemi) 129 (Palermo) 69, 94 10, 14–15, 40–41, 46, 99
Le Ciminiere (Catania) Museo Mandralisca Norman Palermo 93
51 (Cefalù) 50 Palazzo dei Normanni
Galleria d’Arte Moderna Museo della Manna (Palermo) 6, 12, 45
(Palermo) 94 (Pollina) 85 see also Castles and
Galleria Regionale di Museo Regionale di fortifications
Sicilia (Palazzo Messina 50, 109 Northeast Sicily 108–15
Abatellis, Palermo) 50 Museo del Ricamo e map 108
I Luoghi del Lavoro dello Sfilato A Morning Walk around
Contadino (Buscemi) (Chiaramonte Gul) 129 Cefalù 111
129 Museo del Sale (Paceco) Mount Etna eruptions
Mulino ad Acqua Santa 51, 66, 102, 104 112
Lucia (Palazzolo Museo del Tempo outdoor activities 113
Acreide) 129 Contadino (Ragusa) 129 places to eat 115
Museo Archeologico Museo Whitaker (Motya) shopping 114
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Northwest Sicily 98–105 Palaces (cont.) Pasticcerie 80–81
A Day Exploring Trapani Palazzo dei Normani Pasticceria Artigianale
101 (Palermo) 6, 12, 45 Grammatico Maria
landscape features 103 Palazzo Steri (Palermo) (Erice) 80, 104
map 98–9 12 Pasticceria Arturo
places to eat 105 Palazzo Steripinto (Randazzo) 81
shopping 104 (Sciacca) 117 Pasticceria Cappello
sights 99–102 Palazzo Trigona (Noto) (Palermo) 80
Noto 11, 28–9, 46, 125 29 Pasticceria Russo (Santa
festivals 86 see also Castles and Venerina) 80
places to eat 80, 131 fortifications Patron saints 55
places to stay 143, 146 Palazzo Adriano 59 Patton, General George 53
Noto Antica 128 Palazzolo Acreide 51, 58, Pedestrians 135
Novara di Sicilia 58 87, 125, 129 Pelagie Islands 119
Novelli, Pietro 46 Palermo 6, 10, 12–13, Pensione 146–7
90–97 Perciato di Pollara (Salina)
Obsidian 17 festivals 68, 87 16
Olive oil 55, 77, 122 free attractions 84 Performing arts venues
Opening hours 139 map 90–91 70–71
Opera 70, 96 A Morning in La Kalsa Palermo 96
Opera dei Pupi (Syracuse) and Albergheria 93 Persephone 43, 120, 128
69, 71 museums 50, 66, 69 Personal security 136–7
Opera dei Pupi di Enzo nightlife 72–3, 96 Peter of Aragón 42
Mancuso (Palermo) 69, parks 67 Petralia Soprana 59, 67
71 performing arts 70–71 Phoenicians 12, 44, 45, 67,
Orlando, Death of 69 places to eat 78, 80–81, 101
Orsi, Paolo 25 97 Phrase book 159–60
Ortygia (Syracuse) 7, 130 places to stay 143, 144, Piana degli Albanesi 52, 59
Osteria Nero d’Avola 145, 147 Piazza IX Aprile
(Taormina) 79, 115 places of worship (Taormina) 19, 73
Outdoor activities 64–5 46–7 Piazza Armerina 6, 30, 145
Northeast Sicily 113 puppets 68, 69 Piazza del Duomo
shopping 82, 83, 95 (Ortygia) 130
P sights 91–4 Piazza del Duomo
Paceco 51, 66, 102, 104, 145 Palma di Montechiaro (Taormina) 18
Pachino 53 120, 146 Piazza Marina (Palermo)
Palaces Panarea 17, 85, 144 92
Palazzo Abatellis Pantalica Necropolis 26, Piazza Municipio (Noto) 29
(Palermo) 50, 91 126 Piazza Olivella (Palermo)
Palazzo Ajutamicristo Pantelleria 74, 100 96
(Palermo) 93 Parks and gardens Piazza Vittorio Emanuele
Palazzo Battaglia (Noto) Giardino Inglese (Taormina) 18
29 (Palermo) 67 Piazzetta San Rocco
Palazzo Belmonte Riso Villa Comunale Gardens (Ortygia) 130
(Palermo) 94 (Taormina) 19 Piccolo Napoli (Palermo)
Palazzo Corvaja Villa Landolina Gardens 78, 97
(Taormina) 18 (Syracuse) 26 Pindar 27
Palazzo della Cuba see also Theme, Pirandello, Luigi 57, 71
(Palermo) 13 adventure and water Place names 52
Palazzo Ducezio (Noto) parks Plato 27
29 Passeggiata 72, 73 Plutarch 27
Palazzo Mirto (Palermo) Passports 136, 137 Pocho (San Vito lo Capo)
94 Pasta 52, 76 79, 105, 147






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Poggioreale 103 Ristorante Fidone Maria Sanctuary of Malophorus
Police 137 (Frigintini) 78, 131 (Selinunte) 37
Polizzi Generosa 146 Road travel 134 Santa Lucia (Syracuse) 87
Pollara (Salina) 16, 61 Rocca di Nadore 121 Santa Rosalia (Palermo)
Pollina 85 Roger I 13, 19, 42, 53, 87
Porta Nuova (Palermo) 94 110 Sant’Agata (Catania) 86
Porta Reale (Noto) 28 Caltabellotta 118, 119 Sant’Alessio Siculo 147
Porta San Salvatore Roger II 13, 46, 47, 110 Santo Stefano di
(Sciacca) 117 Romans 42, 52–3, 103 Camastra 114
Postal services 138 Agrigento 32–5 Saracens 68–9
Prizzi 117, 121 Morgantina 44 La Scala dei Turchi 84,
Processions see Festivals Roman Amphitheatre 119
Proverbs 54 (Syracuse) 25 Sciacca 82, 86, 117
Pumice Mines (Lipari) 17 Roman Bathhouse places to eat 123
Punic Wars 27, 36, 39, 53 (Catania) 84 places to stay 144
Punto Pizzo Free Roman Odeon Sciascia, Leonardo 57
(L’Emporio, Palermo) 83, (Taormina) 84 Scicli 126, 129
95 Roman Ruins (Palermo) Scoglitti 61, 131
Puppets 51, 68–9, 94 84 Scooters 135
shops 95 Roman Theatre Scopello 61, 64, 100, 103
theatres 66 (Segesta) 100–101 places to eat 105
Pyrrhus 19 Solunto 44 places to stay 147
Syracuse 27 Scopello di Sopra 58
Q Tindari 45, 111 Scylla and Charybis 43,
Quasimodo, Salvatore 57 Villa Romana del Casale 109
Quattro Canti (Palermo) 6, 11, 30–31, 45, 119 Segesta 6, 39, 44, 100
92 Roncisvalle, Defeat of 69 Self-catering 140, 141,
146
R S Selinunte 6, 11, 36–9, 44,
Radio 138 Safety 100
Ragusa 47, 62–3, 125, 129 personal security 136–7 beach 61, 102
A Day in Modica and travel safety advice 136, history 39
Ragusa Ibla 127 137 performing arts 70
places to eat 78, 127, 131 Sagre 85, 87 places to eat 105
places to stay 142, 143, Salina 7, 16, 61, 74, 143 places to stay 146
144, 147 places to stay 143, 144 Serpotta, Giacomo 12, 56
shopping 83 Salinas, Antonio 50 Shopping 140, 141
Rail travel 134, 135 Saline 102 Northeast Sicily 114
Circumetnea Train 20 Salt 51, 66, 77, 102, 104 Northwest Sicily 104
Randazzo 81, 87 Sambuca di Sicilia 58 Palermo 95
Red Shirts 43, 53 Sampieri 128 specialist shops and
Regaleali 75 San Giuseppe (Belice areas 82–3
Religion 46 Valley) 86 Trapani 101
Restaurants 78–9, 141 San Michele di Granzaria Sicels 26, 42, 44, 126
Northeast Sicily 115 123, 144 Sicilian Vespers 42, 118
Northwest Sicily 105 San Paolo (Palazzolo Siculamente (Ragusa) 83
Palermo 97 Acreide) 87 Silva Ceramica
Southeast Sicily 131 San Sebastiano (Palazzolo (Caltagirone) 82
Southwest Sicily 123 Acreide) 87 Sinatra, Vincenzo 28
Rifugio Sapienza 7, 20 San Vito lo Capo 100, 102, Sitting outdoors 55
Ristorante Duomo 103, 104 Skiing 65, 113
(Ragusa Ibla) 78, 127, places to eat 79, 105 Solunto 44, 102
131 places to stay 147 Sortino 69, 129




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Southeast Sicily 124–31 Taylor, Elizabeth 19 Theatres (cont.)
A Day in Modica and Telamone 33, 35 Teatro Politeama
Ragusa Ibla 127 Telephone 138 Garibaldi (Palermo)
ethnographic museums Temples 70, 96
129 Doric 38 Teatro dei Pupi Siciliani-
map 124 Segesta 6, 44, 100 Famiglia Argento
Ortygia sights 130 Selinunte 36–7 (Palermo) 69
places to eat 131 Temple of Apollo Teatro di Verdura
sights 124–8 (Syracuse) 25, 27, 130 (Palermo) 96
Southwest Sicily 116–23 Temple of Athena Theme, adventure and
An Afternoon in (Syracuse) 27, 47, 130 water parks
Caltabellotta 119 Temple of Castor and Acquapark Sommatino
Chthonic deities and Pollux (Agrigento) 32 67
their sites 120 Temple of Concordia Agriturismo Bergi
local produce 122 (Agrigento) 6, 33 (Castelbuono) 67
map 116–17 Temple of Hera Biopark di Sicilia (Carini)
places to eat 123 (Agrigento) 33 67
scenic views 121 Temple of Herakles Città del Mare (Terrasini)
sights 117–19 (Agrigento) 32, 34 67
Spaniards 53 Temple of Juno L’EcoCampus Casaboli
Spas 117 (Agrigento) 8–9 67
Lo Spasimo (Palermo) 70, Temple of Minerva Etnaland (Belpasso) 66
93, 96 (Syracuse) 7, 25 family-friendly 67
Straits of Messina 109 Temple of Olympian Nebrodi Adventure Park
Street food 85 Zeus (Agrigento) (Longi) 67
Stromboli 16, 1134 33, 34 Parcallario (Buccheri)
Sutera 121 Termini Imerese 86 67
Swimming 64, 113 Theatres 70–71 Parco Avventura Etna
Syracuse 6–7, 11, 24–7, Greek Theatre (Milo) 67
44, 127 (Palazzolo Acreide) Parco Avventura
festivals 87 125 Madonie (Petralia
history 27, 42 Greek Theatre Sottana) 67
Museo Archeologico (Syracuse) 7, 25, 71 Tickets, half-price 85
Regionale Paolo Orsi puppet theatres 69 Time difference 139
26–7 Roman Theatre Tindari 45, 111
Ortygia map 125 (Segesta) 100–101 Tourist information 139
Ortygia sights 130 Teatro Antico (Taormina) Towers see Castles and
performing arts 69, 71 18, 44, 70 fortifications
places to eat 131 Teatro Biondo Stabile Trapani 99
places to stay 144, 145, (Palermo) 96 A Day Exploring Trapani
147 Teatro Co-Op Agricantus 101
sights 47, 49, 50, 67 (Palermo) 96 festivals 86
Teatro Ditirammu places to eat 79, 105
T (Palermo) 71 places to stay 144, 145
Taormina 7, 10, 18–19, 44, Teatro Luigi Pirandello Travel 134–5
109 (Agrigento) 71 budget tips 85
places to eat 79, 115 Teatro Massimo Bellini insurance 136, 137
places to stay 142, 143, (Catania) 70 safety advice 136, 137
144, 145, 147 Teatro Massimo Trips and tours 140,
shopping 82, 114 (Palermo) 70, 96 141
sights 84 Teatro dell Opera dei The Triumph of Death
Taormina Mare 144 Pupi Mimmo Cuticchio (fresco) 50
Taxis 135 (Palermo) 69 Turks 68–9






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U Via Maestranza (Ortygia) Water parks see Theme,
Uccello, Antonio 51 130 adventure and water
Unification of Italy 43, 53 Viaduct (Ragusa) 127 parks
Urban plans 52 Villages 58–9 Watersports 64
Villas Waterworks 52
V rentals 141, 146 Weather 139
Valle del Bove (Etna) 21, Villa Palagonia Weddings 55
112 (Bagheria) 102 Wildlife 65
Valle dei Templi Villa Romana del Casale Mount Etna 21
(Agrigento) 8–9, 11, 6, 11, 30–31, 45, 119 William I 46, 48
32–3, 45, 117 Villino Florio (Palermo) William II 13, 14, 15, 46, 99
by night 121 84 William III 118
itineraries 6 Visas 136, 137 Williams, Tennessee 19
Van Dyck, Anthony 91 Vittoria 146 Wine 54, 74–5
Vendicari 61, 128 Volcanoes budget tips 85
Vendors, travelling 55 Aeolian Islands 10, Malvasia 17
Venus Anadyomene 26 16–17, 109, 113 Marsala 100
Verona & Bonvegna Mount Etna 7, 11, 20–21, passito 74, 100
(Catania) 80 109, 112 shopping 83, 104, 114
Verres 42 obsidian and pumice Southwest Sicily 122
Via Cavour (Noto) 29 17 World War II 51, 53
Via dei Chiavetti (Palermo) Stromboli 7, 16, 113 Writers 56–7
96 Vucciria (Palermo) 83,
Via Enrico Parisi 91 Z
(Palermo) 95 Vulcano 16, 17, 108, 113, Zafferana Etnea 112, 145
Via Etnea (Catania) 82 115 Lo Zingaro 60, 64, 65, 100
Via Landolina (Catania) Zo (Catania) 73
72 W
Via della Libertà Walter of the Mill,
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159 ❮❮ Top 10 Sicily

Phrase Book Types of Shop
bakery il forno eel forn-oh
/il panificio /eel pan-ee-
fee-choh
In an Emergency bank la banca lah bang-kah
Help! Aiuto! eye-yoo-toh! bookshop la libreria lah lee-breh-
Stop! Fermo! fair-moh! ree-ah
Call a Chiama un kee-ah-mah cake shop la pasticceria lah pas-tee-
doctor medico oon meh- chair-ee-ah
dee-koh chemist la farmacia lah far-mah-
Call an Chiama un’ kee-ah-mah oon chee-ah
ambulance ambulanza am-boo-lan-tsa delicatessen la salumeria lah sah-loo-
Call the Chiama la kee-ah-mah lah meh-ree-ah
police polizia pol-ee-tsee-ah department il grande eel gran-deh
Call the fire Chiama i kee-ah-mah ee store magazzino mag-gad-zee-
brigade pompier pom-pee-air-ee noh
Communication Essentials grocery alimentari ah-lee-men-tah-


ree
Yes/No Si/No see/noh hairdresser il parrucchiere eel par-oo-kee-
Please Per favore pair fah-vor-eh air-eh
Thank you Grazie grah-tsee-eh ice-cream la gelateria lah jel-lah-tair-
Excuse me Mi scusi mee skoo-zee parlour ree-ah
Hello Buon giorno bwon jor-noh market il mercato eel mair-kah-
Goodbye Arrivederci ah-ree-veh-dair- toh
chee newsstand l’edicola leh-dee-koh-lah
Good evening Buona sera bwon-ah sair-ah post office l’ufficio postale loo-fee-choh
What? Cosa? koh-sah? pos-tah-leh
When? Quando? kwan-doh? supermarket il supermercato eel su-pair-mair-
Why? Perchè? pair-keh? kah-toh
Where? Dove? doh-veh? tobacconist il tabaccaio eel tah-bak-eye-

Useful Phrases travel agency l’agenzia di oh
lah-jen-tsee-ah
How are you? Come sta? koh-meh stah? viaggi dee vee-ad-jee
Very well, Molto bene, moll-toh beh-neh
thank you grazie grah-tsee-eh Sightseeing
Pleased to Piacere di pee-ah-chair-eh art gallery la pinacoteca lah peena-koh-
meet you conoscerla dee-coh-noh- teh-kah
shair-lah bus stop la fermata lah fair-mah-tah
Where is/are …? Dov’è/ dov-eh/doveh dell’autobus dell ow-toh-
Dove sono …? soh-noh? booss
How do I Come faccio per koh-meh fah- church la chiesa lah kee-eh-zah
get to …? arrivare a …? choh pair arri- la basilica lah
var-eh ah …? bah-seel-i-kah
Do you speak Parla inglese? par-lah een- closed for chiuso per le kee-oo-zoh pair
English? gleh-zeh? holidays ferie leh fair-ee-eh
I don’t Non capisco non ka-pee-skoh garden il giardino eel jar-dee-no
understand museum il museo eel moo-zeh-oh
I’m sorry Mi dispiace mee dee-spee- railway station la stazione lah stah-tsee-
ah-cheh oh-neh
Shopping tourist l’ufficio loo-fee-choh dee
too-ree-smoh
information
di turismo
How much Quant’è, kwan-teh
does this cost? per favore? pair fah-vor-eh? Staying in a Hotel
I would like … Vorrei … vor-ray … Do you have Avete camere ah-veh-teh kah-
Do you have …? Avete …? ah-veh-teh …? any vacant libere? mair-eh lee-
Do you take Accettate ah-chet-tah-teh rooms? bair-eh?
credit cards? carte di kar-teh dee double room una camera oona kah-mair-
credito? creh-dee-toh? doppia ah doh-pee-ah
What time do A che ora apre/ ah keh or-ah with double con letto kon let-toh
you open chiude? ah-preh/kee- bed matrimoniale mah-tree-moh-
/close? oo-deh? nee-ah-leh
this one questo kweh-stoh twin room una camera oona kah-mair-
that one quello kwell-oh con due letti ah kon doo-eh
expensive caro kar-oh let-tee
cheap a buon prezzo ah bwon pret-soh single room una camera oona kah-mair-
size (clothes) la taglia lah tah-lee-ah singola ah
size (shoes) il numero eel noo-mair-oh sing-goh-lah
white bianco bee-ang-koh room with a una camera oona kah-mair-
black nero neh-roh bath/shower con bagno, ah kon ban-yoh,
red rosso ross-oh con doccia kon dot-chah
yellow giallo jal-loh I have a Ho fatto una oh fat-toh oona
green verde vair-deh reservation prenotazione. preh-noh-tah-
blue blu bloo tsee-oh-neh
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Phrase Book ❯❯ 160

Eating Out il pepe eel peh-peh pepper
Have you got Avete una ah-veh-teh il pesce eel pesh-eh fish
a table for …? tavola oona tah-voh- il pollo eel poll-oh chicken
per …? lah pair …? il pomodoro eel poh-moh- tomato
I’d like to Vorrei riservare vor-ray ree-sair- dor-oh
reserve a table una tavola vah-reh oona il prosciutto eel pro-shoo-toh ham
tah-voh-lah il riso eel ree-zoh rice
breakfast la colazione lah koh-lah- il sale eel sah-leh salt
tsee-oh-neh la salsiccia lah sal-see-chah sausage
lunch il pranzo eel pran-tsoh il succo eel soo-koh orange/lemon
dinner la cena lah cheh-nah d’arancia/ dah-ran-chah/ juice
the bill il conto eel kon-toh di limone dee lee-moh-
waitress cameriera kah-mair-ee-air- neh
ah il tè eel teh tea
waiter cameriere kah-mair-ee-air- la torta lah tor-tah cake/tart
eh l’uovo loo-oh-voh egg
fixed price il menù a eel meh-noo ah vino bianco vee-noh bee- white wine
menu prezzo fisso pret-soh fee-soh ang-koh
dish of the day il piatto del eel pee-ah-toh vino rosso vee-noh ross-oh red wine
giorno dell jor-no le vongole leh von-goh-leh clams
starter antipasto an-tee-pass-toh lo zucchero loh zoo-kair-oh sugar
first course il primo eel pree-moh la zuppa lah tsoo-pah soup
main course il secondo eel seh-kon-doh
vegetables contorni eel kon-tor-noh Numbers
dessert il dolce eel doll-cheh 1 uno oo-noh
cover charge il coperto eel koh-pair-toh 2 due doo-eh
wine list la lista dei lah lee-stah day 3 tre treh
vini 4 quattro kwat-roh
glass il bicchiere eel bee-kee-air- 5 cinque ching-kweh
eh 6 sei say-ee
bottle la bottiglia lah bot-teel-yah 7 sette set-teh
knife il coltello eel kol-tell-oh 8 otto ot-toh
fork la forchetta lah for-ket-tah 9 nove noh-veh
spoon il cucchiaio eel koo-kee- 10 dieci dee-eh-chee
eye-oh 11 undici oon-dee-chee
Menu Decoder 12 dodici doh-dee-chee
13
tredici
tray-dee-chee
l’acqua lah-kwah mineral water 14 quattordici kwat-tor-dee-
mee-nair- chee
minerale ah-leh gah-zah- fizzy/still 15 quindici kwin-dee-chee
gassata tah/ nah-too- 16 sedici say-dee-chee
naturale rah-leh 17 diciassette dee-chah-set-
’agnello lah-niell-oh lamb teh
l’aglio lal-ee-oh garlic 18 diciotto dee-chot-toh
al forno al for-noh baked 19 diciannove dee-chah-noh-
alla griglia ah-lah greel-yah grilled veh
la birra lah beer-rah beer 20 venti ven-tee
la bistecca lah bee-stek-kah steak 30 trenta tren-tah
il burro eel boor-oh butter 40 quaranta kwah-ran-tah
il caffè eel kah-feh coffee 50 cinquanta ching-kwan-tah
la carne la kar-neh meat 60 sessanta sess-an-tah
carne di kar-neh dee pork 70 settanta set-tan-tah
maiale mah-yah-leh 80 ottanta ot-tan-tah
la cipolla la chip-oh-lah onion 90 novanta noh-van-tah
i fagioli ee fah-joh-lee beans 100 cento chen-toh
il formaggio eel for-mad-joh cheese 1,000 mille mee-leh
il fritto misto eel free-toh mixed fried dish 2,000 duemila doo-eh mee-lah
mees-toh 1,000,000 un milione oon meel-yoh-
la frutta la froot-tah fruit neh
frutti di mare froo-tee dee seafood
mah-reh Time
i funghi ee foon-ghee mushrooms one minute un minuto oon mee-
i gamberi ee gam-bair-ee prawns noo-toh
il gelato eel jel-lah-toh ice cream one hour un’ora oon or-ah
l’insalata leen-sah-lah-tah salad a day un giorno oon jor-noh
il latte eel laht-teh milk Monday lunedì loo-neh-dee
il manzo eel man-tsoh beef Tuesday martedì mar-teh-dee
l’olio loh-lee-oh oil Wednesday mercoledì mair-koh-leh-dee
il pane eel pah-neh bread Thursday giovedì joh-veh-dee
le patate leh pah-tah-teh potatoes Friday venerdì ven-air-dee
le patatine leh pah-tah- chips Saturday sabato sah-bah-toh
fritte teen-eh Sunday domenica doh-meh-nee-
free-teh kah
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