Beautiful hotel right in front of the Mediterranean Sea. With big pools, breakfast and lunch area…read moreplus wonderful restaurant, which we do need a reservation. Atmosphere is calm and relaxing, family friendly. Also, restaurant is open to outside people too. Food and chief here are amazing. Hotel service, concierge, especially Roberto is just wonderful. However, restaurant Ai Limoni service is not as good. But since chief and the food he makes is amazing we kind of bypassing the service lol. Our rooms are ocean view with balcony, clean and beautiful,, if you visit Sicily, do get this hotel, highly recommend

Summer theatre in Palermo! A most beautiful garden surrounds the open air stage in western part of…read morethe city. Here you can spend some time before and after the performance, having a coffee or a glass of wine. Hard to believe you can find something like it in the rest of the world. As always in Palermo history is connected to present time and often to an idea of the future. Impressing indeed!

Just a short bus ride away from one of the filthiest and hectic sites in the western world there is…read morethis lovely spot, surrounded by cliffs with soft sand, clear blue waters and plenty of cheap gellato. Best time to visit is shortly before or after the summer season, as usually during summer momths most of the beach is occupied by commercial operators that charge an arm n a leg in order to enjoy a piece of sand.

We arrived at Lido Valdesi to our four pre-booked, pre-paid beds and found two of them already…read morecovered with someone else's belongings. Since we had the reservation, we moved the items aside and set up on our beds. The woman whose things they were then showed up and insisted the beds were hers, despite not having a wristband confirming payment. Things escalated quickly, we ended up face to face in a heated argument, and while I went to find staff, she physically lay down on top of my friend, who was already on the bed, and refused to get up. Staff and security got involved but told us they "couldn't touch her because she's a female," leaving us to resolve it ourselves. My friends spent a good chunk of the morning on edge, worried the women would come back. Despite paying in advance and dealing with a situation staff should have handled, we received nothing beyond a verbal apology , no refund, no gesture of goodwill. That said, we didn't let it ruin our day, Mondello itself is gorgeous, and once things settled we had an amazing time. But if you're paying for a reserved spot, know that staff may not step in to actually enforce it.

This is the ultimate beach experience in Carini. It's a small town but the beaches are gorgeous,…read moreand this place really is in the perfect spot. This beach club is at the end of the lungomare in Baglio Antica which is primarily a stone beach and, although beautiful, not comfortable for everyone. Marrakech is your perfect solution. During the day, it's advertised as a 'solarium,' meaning you can come here, rent a beach chair and umbrella for a few euros, and take the sun while lounging on the deck and listening to music. They have a bar for drinks and small bites too so it's a perfect way to spend the day. When you get too hot and need a dip (and you will, because Sicilian summers are no joke), they have a step entrance into the crystal clear waters. It's a tropical paradise, and if you are visiting Palermo, I highly suggest you rent a car and drive 25 minutes to this spot. The locals love it, so it has to be good. At night, it's a bar lounge. Don't wear stilettos though because (a) the walkway to this bar is on pebbles/beach rocks and (b) if it's the weekend, you'll be dancing and on your feet the whole night. I've been here countless times in the evening and it's the perfect place to relax after a day at the beach. With the drinks flowing, music on point, and stunning views of mountain, sea, and city, I'm not sure you could ask for more on a warm Sicilian night. The crowd is a mix of young and old. You'll see teens, families, and an older crowd all blended together and enjoying the same space. If your looking for a more quiet evening but still want to take in the views and have a drink, come here during the week. It will be much more quiet. I've never been there during off-season like fall or winter, but I know they do tons of events for holidays and on weekends, as long as weather permits. Don't miss out on this place.

We lucked out with our visit to the Piazza Marina as there was a huge Sunday "flea market" thing…read moregoing on. On tables and on the street and on the pavements, dozens of people selling all sorts of stuff. Cutlery, pictures, LPs and records, glassware, decorative items, stamps, portraits and even a vendor with coffee and pastries. My friend negotiated with a guy who was selling Italian Lira notes. Italy has since converted to the Euro currency so these are increasingly rare. And this was my one regret from this trip. He had two notes and I decided not to purchase the other. I really wish I'd bought it. An Italian lira note, bought in Italy. Ugh, why didn't I buy it! When there isn't a market going on here (the other six days of the week), it is a lovely green plaza surrounded by churches and homes. [Review 12835 overall, 150 of 2020.]

This lovely park is located not far from the Cattedrale di Palermo and the Norman Palace along Via…read moreVittorio Emanuele. Paved paths, a fountain at the center and lots of greenery. Many of the trees are palm trees because of course, Palermo is on the Mediterranean Sea and even in January there will be green. In the Summer, I would imagine that this would be quite the spot to hang out and get out of the bright sun. But for us in winter, it was just a pleasant spot to pass through on our way to lunch. [Review 12823 overall, 138 of 2020.]