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Excelsior Palace
Toselli 8, Taormina 98039
This charming hotel enjoys a stunning location on a rocky ridge in Taormina on the outskirts of the historical city centre, near the Corso Umberto. From the hotel guests have fantastic views of the bay of Naxos. There is a regular bus service to the beautiful beaches of Taormina, and the funicular is some 30 minutes? walk from the hotel. It is roughly 45 km to the airport.
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Holiday Palace
Via Giacomo Leopardi 39, Nicolosi 95030
The hotel is located in the heart of Nicolosi and is surrounded by a stunning landscape, close to the highest volcano in Europe, which is a few minutes drive from the hotel. The town centre offers a wide range of shopping facilities, bars and restaurants and can be easily reached on foot. The wonderful sandy beach is around 18 km away. A public transport stop is situated in the immediate vicinity of the hotel, whilst the nearest bus and train stations are approximately 12 km from the hotel. Fontanarossa airport is roughly 20 km from the hotel.
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Grand Hotel Bonaccorsi
Pirandello 2, Pedara 95030
This hotel is located on the east coast of Sicily, in the picturesque town of Pedara. The centre can be easily reached in a few minutes walk, it is about 10 km to Catania, while the airport is some 30 km away. There is a swimming pool, a poolside snack bar and parasols available within the grounds of the hotel. Guests may select their breakfast from a buffet. Lunch and the evening meal can be chosen from the set menu. In addition, the hotel caters for guests with special dietary requirements.
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Turism
Catania -- Turism
The first inhabitants of Sicily were the Sicans, Elymi, Ausonians and Sicels. But it was only with the arrival of the Greek colonizers that Sicily entered “Great History” (8C BC). The Greeks founded almost all the first Sicilian cities along the coast: Naxos, Syracuse, Lentini, Catania, Messina. Their inhabitants, in turn, founded new cities: Taormina, Megara Hyblaea, Gela, Selinunte, Himera, Milazzo, Agrigento, Segesta, Lilybaeum, etc. These cities were first ruled by Oligarchies and later by Tyrannies. The most powerful Tyranny was that of Syracuse, which eventually subjugated all the other cities. But it soon came into conflict with Carthage, which had managed to consolidate its presence in the western tip of Sicily, taking control of Motya, Panormos and Solunto. The conflict ended with the victory of the Syracusans in the battle fought at Himera (480 BC). The war between the two powers, however, continued with alternating fortunes until Rome took the place of Syracuse, inheriting its historical role. Only after the three Punic Wars and the destruction of the Carthaginian Empire did the Romans gain effective control of Sicily. The island was then made into a Province, with a Praetor in Syracuse and two Quaestors, one in Syracuse and the other at Lilybaeum. Sicilian agriculture was strongly developed under Roman rule, and the island enjoyed a period of peace which lasted for centuries. It later passed under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Roman Empire, and a new era of peace began, with the introduction of the Christian faith and of Byzantine culture.
In 827, however, the island was invaded by the Saracens, who imposed their iron rule. During the second half of the 11C, a Christian army led by Robert “the Guiscard” and his brother Roger I of Hauteville, who had been mandated by the Pope in Rome, freed the island from Arab control. In 1130 the Kingdom of Sicily was created and, at Christmas that same year, Roger II of Hauteville was proclaimed first King of Sicily. He extended the Sicilian dominion, creating a vast kingdom which stretched from Montecassino to Albania and the North African coasts of Tunisia and Libya. The Hauteville dynasty gave another two great sovereigns to Sicily, William I and his son William II. Men of science and letters, politicians and artists from all over the world gathered at Palermo’s court, turning it into a magnificent centre of international culture. After the death of William II, in 1189, the Hauteville dynasty was replaced by that of the Hohenstaufens. The short and tragic reign of Henry VI was followed by a return to ancient splendour in 1208, with the accession to the throne of Henry’s son, the great Frederick (I of Sicily; II of the Empire).
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