Frommer's Sicily.pdf

(4457 KB) Pobierz
Sicily
3rd Edition
by Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince
Here’s what the critics say about Frommer’s:
“Amazingly easy to use. Very portable, very complete.”
—Booklist
“Detailed, accurate, and easy-to-read information for all price ranges.”
—Glamour Magazine
“Hotel information is close to encyclopedic.”
—Des Moines Sunday Register
“Frommer’s Guides have a way of giving you a real feel for a place.”
—Knight Ridder Newspapers
276682769.005.png 276682769.006.png
276682769.007.png
Sicily
3rd Edition
by Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince
Here’s what the critics say about Frommer’s:
“Amazingly easy to use. Very portable, very complete.”
—Booklist
“Detailed, accurate, and easy-to-read information for all price ranges.”
—Glamour Magazine
“Hotel information is close to encyclopedic.”
—Des Moines Sunday Register
“Frommer’s Guides have a way of giving you a real feel for a place.”
—Knight Ridder Newspapers
276682769.008.png 276682769.001.png
Published by:
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
111 River St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
Copyright © 2007 Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning
or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States
Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authoriza-
tion through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center,
222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978/750-8400, fax 978/646-8600. Requests
to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Pub-
lishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317/572-3447, fax 317/
572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.
Wiley and the Wiley Publishing logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Frommer’s is a trademark or registered trademark
of Arthur Frommer. Used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor
mentioned in this book.
ISBN: 978-0-470-10056-1
Editor: Caroline Sieg and Margot Weiss
Production Editor: Jana M. Stefanciosa
Cartographer: Roberta Stockwell
Photo Editor: Richard Fox
Anniversary Logo Design: Richard Pacifico
Production by Wiley Indianapolis Composition Services
Front cover photo: Agrigento: Temple of Juno at dusk
Back cover photo: Aeolian Islands: Lipari, family at table, indoors
For information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please
contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 800/762-2974, outside the
U.S. at 317/572-3993 or fax 317/572-4002.
Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that
appears in print may not be available in electronic formats.
Manufactured in the United States of America
54321
276682769.002.png
Contents
List of Maps
vi
What’s New in Sicily
1
1
The Best of Sicily
3
1 The Best Travel Experiences . . . . . . . . .3
2 The Most Romantic Getaways . . . . . .4
3 The Best Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
4 The Best Cathedrals & Churches . . . . .6
5 The Best & Most Evocative Ruins . . . .6
6 The Best Beaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
7 The Best Walks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
8 The Best Luxury Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . .9
9 The Best Moderately Priced
Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
10 The Best Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . .10
11 The Best Down-Home Trattorie . . . . .11
2
Planning Your Trip to Sicily
13
1 The Regions in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2 Visitor Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3 Entry Requirements & Customs . . . . .17
4 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
The Euro, the U.S. Dollar, the
BritishPound & the Canadian
Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
5 When to Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Sicily Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . .21
6 Travel Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
7 Health & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
8 Specialized Travel Resources . . . . . . .26
9 Planning Your Trip Online . . . . . . . . .29
Frommers.com: The Complete
TravelResource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
10 The 21st-Century Traveler . . . . . . . . .30
11 Getting There . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
12 Packages Tours for the
Independent Traveler . . . . . . . . . . . .39
13 Escorted General-Interest Tours . . . . .40
14 Special-Interest Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
15 Getting Around Sicily . . . . . . . . . . . .42
16 Tips on Accommodations . . . . . . . . .45
Fast Facts: Sicily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
3
Suggested Itineraries for Sicily
52
1 Sicily in 1 Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
2 Sicily in 2 Weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
3 Sicily for Families in 1 Week . . . . . . .57
4
Settling into Palermo
60
1 Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Neighborhoods in Brief . . . . . . . . . . .64
Fast Facts: Palermo . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
2 Where to Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
3 Where to Dine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
276682769.003.png 276682769.004.png
Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin