Sicily: San Vito Lo Capo / Monte Monaco – 25.-29.1.26

The first time we drove to San Vito Lo Capo it had rained a lot. Das erste Mal, als wir nach San Vito Lo Capo fuhren, hatte es vorher sehr viel geregnet. Most of the route is the same as the one to Castelluzzo, either going round Monte Erice or through the village of Valderice….

Sicily: Monte Cofano – 19.-23.1.26

Monte Cofano and its surroundings are probably our favourite place in Sicily 🙂 Monte Cofano und seine Umgebung sind wahrscheinlich unsere Lieblingsgegend in Sizilien 🙂 While we stayed in Nubia we visited this place a few times. To get there you have to drive around Monte Erice. The landscape is beautiful, apart from a few…

Sicily: Erice – 21.1.26

The local mountain of Trapani is Monte Erice with its town Erice on top. You get a good view of Trapani (and its crescent shape), Nubia (with the salt lagoons) and the salt works. There is also a cable car from Trapani to the top. Der Hausberg von Trapani ist der Monte Erice mit seiner…

Sicily: Trapani – 19.-31.1.26

The hill of Erice is visible from afar when travelling towards Trapani. In addition, the first thing we noticed was that the roads are very wide (compared to roads in the south-east). There are also bicyle lanes! Giuseppe Garibaldi is a name that’s omnipresent in Italy, and certainly in Sicily. He was a famous freedom…

Driving across Sicily / Nubia – 18.-31.1.26

Because of storm „Harry“ we left the southeasterly coast and drove north-west. Wegen dem Sturmtief „Harry“ verliessen wir die südöstliche Küste und fuhren gegen Nordwesten. A few last photos of Etna. The weather soon brightened up. Ein paar letzte Fotos vom Ätna. Das Wetter wurde bald besser. We were amazed how green and hilly it…