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Syracuse, Ragusa and southeast

Taormina, Catania and northeast

Palermo, Erice and northwest

Agrigento and central Sicily

» Visiting Noto, the baroque pearl

» Parking in Syracuse

» Classical tragedies in Syracuse

» The airport of Comiso

» Visiting Cava Grande canyon

» Visiting Taormina, peal of Sicily

» Around Mt. Etna with Circumetnea

» Visiting Catania

» The Ottobrata in Zafferana Etnea

» The feast of St. Agatha in Catania

» Visiting Palermo: top places to see

» Busses from Palermo airport

» Parking in Palermo

» Palermo - Airport train

» Visiting the valley of the temples

» The almond blossom festival

» The Roman Villa del Casale

Syracuse Free Walking Tour

Every Tuesday & Friday afternoon (summer months and Christmas period)

Easter in Sicily: traditions and events

The Easter period is probably the best to visit Sicily. The climate is mild and the countryside is full colored flowers. Also, during the Holy Week, in the sicilian towns, revive very ancient and pituresque traditions. Every town has its own tradition: religious re-enactments, processions with religious symbols, ritual prayers. A lot of tourists visit Sicily to see the Easter traditions.
The only downside is the high number of visitors and consequently full booked hotels and plenty of visitors at the main monuments.

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Visiting the best Sicilian living Christmas cribs

Christmas cribs are a typical Italian and Sicilian tradition. Almost every family has its own "presepe", a nativity scene, and most towns also organize a living christmas crib. The representation may last only for the holy night or for the whole period of the Christmas holidays. The Sicilian panorama, with its canyons is perfect for the living nativity scenes. These include not only the holy family. In some cases tens of actors create a wonderful atmosfere. Handicrafts of the Sicilian tradition are also represented. If you are travelling to Sicily during Christmas time, a visit to one of the living Christmas cribs is almost a "must". But where are the best Sicilian living cribs ? Here is a small list of the most famous "presepi viventi".

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Free entrance every first Sunday of the month at regional sites