Palermo is full of bus.. maybe they are too much! Don't ask me wich.. but you can ask on the street.
Usually i'm working from 8am to 5 pm during the week and in general only when i'm free i can help you to show the city. At weekend it is possible we can orgnize trip around Palermo indeed it is better for me to host you at weekend.
I prefere that you bring only your towels.
The last little rule is.. keep silence in the night!!
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ABOUT PALERMO You have to see!
POLITEAMA SQUARE:
It's to the city centre, where Via Libertà finishs, it's important, nice and there are so many people, especially in the afternoon and the evening.
TEATRO MASSIMO:
is the biggest Theatre in Italy and one of the big in Europe, it is amazing and I advise you to visit inside too.
On top there is a couple and it can open and close in automatic about the temperature inside when in the winter there are people indoor.
THE CATHEDRAL:
is in corso vittorio Emanuele, it is very nice outside, it is so so inside.. where you can see also the tomb of Federico II Hohenstaufen and the treasure of his family! I advise you to visit the cathedral also to the back.
THE PALAZZO DEI NORMANNI:
built from Normanni people and it is a castle, right now it hosts the Sicilian Parlament, inside there is the very nice Cappella Palatina. Usually you can see show or exibit of art.
MARINA SQUARE:
is one of the best squares of Palermo. It is sourronded of old palaces (Steri, Fatta, Dagnino). In the centre of Piazza marina there is a little garden (giardino Garibaldi) that hosts one big tree ficus magnolioides and the roots paint strange scultures nice to take pictures.
In the evening there are some pubs and there you can eat a delicious chicken.
Palermo has also the seafront! It is very nice, it is a big green lawn, there you can rest under the sun to read a good book, to smell of the sea and to see the boat to get in and get out the port.
Some little colored stakes are around the lawn.
The best street inside palermo is Via Libertà especially to the final part. You can find a lot of exclusive shops.
S. Cataldo and the church of Martorana are in the Bellini square.
It is an orient corner inside Palermo. San Cataldo is like a Mosque and it has 3 red couples.
The church of Martorana is very nice and full of Bizantine mosaics.
The castle of the Zisa is from the Norman but the Arab spirit.
Lo Spasimo is a nice place where you can listen to good live music and concerts.
Museo Geopalentologico is in Corso Tukory n. 131, it is the old place of the university of sociology, there are a lot of fossils very interesting.
DUOMO DI MONREALE:
It is very very very nice inside, it is close to Palermo, almost 30 minutes by bus from Indipendenza Square (BUS 389). The arabian and bizantin architects worked together tu build this amazing cathedral full of nice mosaics and with fantastic architectural structure! you must see this Cathedral.
MERCATINI RIONALI:
there are 3 very interesting markets Ballarò, Vucciria and Capo. Ballarò is close the Central station near Corso Tukory, Vucciria is around the Via Roma and Corso Vittorio Emanuele, and Capo is close the justice palace.
You can feel an original experience, People sell food, vegetables and fish on the street.
I'm sure they will like you because you can get the palermitan folclore and you can get delicious food or fruit
Be carefull your wallet!! :)
MONTE PELLEGRINO:
is near palermo, from there you can see almost all the city and you can see the Church with the Patron of palermo, Santa Rosalia.
The mondello beach is far only 30 minutes from the centre by the BUS 806.
The beach is very nice, especially in may or june or september. July and August is full of people!
To eat to Palermo is a delight for the palate but you can think also to fattening a little: the palermitan kitchen is superflavored, there and also much frying and many fat people. but you do not have fear, in vacation all is allowed! :)
We can start from the breakfast It is a rule!
It is possible to stop in a good bar and beyond to the usual cappuccino or coffee an alimentary bench with the assortment inviting that you can imagine, from the cake to solt food and in fron of your eyes there will be fried food and owened food… but the nothing of light! :)
Who is delicate to the maximum dares a cornetto with pasticcera cream or cream of annealed (the annealed one from we is a cult! tried the pastry shop made up of this ingredient you will mourn, it to life!), who has more liver already to the 8 in the morning will orient itself towards the rosticceria, of this kind the "rappresented" more he celebrates are the arancine (fried balls of rice full with bechamel and prosciutto and chese or with meat and peas), but also the slacks (fried or to the furnace, with ham and mozzarella), the pizzette, the ravazzate ones (fried or the furnace with trito of several meat and aromas), the rizzuole (that they are sweet, fried and ripiene of annealed warm) and at last the spiedini (crostini with trito filling of of meat, peas, carrots, several bechamel and aromas).
Every bars have the special food. the best arancine for me are in different places.. For example to Bar Touring (close to bothanic Garden) in that place they are so big!
Don't forget to try Arancine to ALBA Bar close to Via Libertà near Piazza Don Bosco or to RECUPERO BAR and there you can find also a delicious ice cream.
Sicilian bars are also a good option of the restaurant.. it is easy and cheap to have lunch there.. almost of them have the little tables outside and it is possible to rest a bit during your trip.
Close to Via libertà and Politeama Square there are two of the best.. ALUIA and DI MARTINO, the second is fantastic in particular for the delicious sandwichs .
If you come here in the warm months you cannot renounce to the ice cream (optimal quell of the bar STANCAMPIANO (close the Notarbartolo Station) or RECUPERO, many bars however they make it bond. We don't have light snack :) when you see a bar.. you can imagine to eat somethign of good!! There are many friggitorie kiosks and where you must try two palermitan others cult: the sandwich with PANELLE and CROCCHE' (the PANELLE are frittelle of flour of ceci and the crocchè they are crocchette of fried potatoes obviously)
One of the best place where you can eat it is close to Palazzo dei NORMANNI, to Indipendenza Square, close to Corso Calatafimi. You have to ask about TESTA GROSSA.
Anothe local food.. that will invite you to speak about it is U PANI CA MEUSA (sandwich with the milza, I know that the milza to already it will have orrible to see you but you have the courage to try it.
If you like strong taste you will love it. A nice anc famous place where you can eat it is to Focacceria San Francesco to little sqarea Saint Francesco near Marine public square/Run Vitt. Emanuele, Not forgotten then to make to add annealed cheese or to the milza, you will taste therefore the so-called one " sandwich maritato"!
If you like fish there are some options.. but surely two of the best are to go to SFERRACAVALLO.
There you can eat a lot of fish to the restaurant.. or you can go to the little Chiosk close to the sea and eat in a very informal place.. Plastic table, paper covered but delicous Food.
The restaurant there have the fixed menu, you pay 25 euros and you will eat a lot.. believe me! To the Chisk you can decide what to eat..
Not far from Mondello, there is a delicious place called TESTAVERDE where you can eat local food.
That is informal.. but.. believe me.. it is delicious!!
About restaurants one of the caratheristic is"
Inside the BALLARO' Market there is panificio Gioè, it isn't a bred shop, it is a special little restaurant with typical kitchen and and cheap price!
Inside the VUCCIRIA MARKET la trattoria Do Zu' Totò".
These places are famous also because they speak Slang Language, and on the wall there are many pictures and postcards sent by customers and famous people.
I think You can be Full of Lunch or dinner with almost 15 euro!
Be carefull because there is another restaurant in the same place called "DA TOTO'" and is different of ZU' TOTO' and it is little expensive..
Ferro di cavallo: is another typical restaurant.. it is on Via Venezia, in front of Vicciria Market and Via Roma around Biondo Theatre.
About cake.. you must eat Cassata Siciliana and Sette veli cake.. The second is a cake with seven different floor of chocolate!
Forget to eat to Mac Donalds, because one is to Politeama square but very colse there is a nice bar, Spinnato with delicios similar food.
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FUN AND NIGHT LIFE:
I need to say that almost of them are little far of the city centre and you need the car or taxi to arrive there.
You can find some nice place where to stay, but in general in summer and in winter the places are different..
In the city centre, in Via Candelai there are some pub and disco where to have fun.
Champagneria: in front of Massimo Theatre, full of people where to drink kebab, local food, drink beers and have fun inside the little street of the centre
Carpe Diem : via Volturno 24 behing Massimo theatre opened everynight from Wednesday to Sunday with latin, hip Hop, House e Commercial dance.
Country Club via dell' Olimpo 12; Opened the weekend only House and commercial music.
Moro close to Arenella in general starts the night music with caribean and then commercial, hip hop and house.
The summer is full of nice place close to the sea, Addaura Reef, or La Tonnara Bordonaro, or La Baia del Corallo are surely very nice!
In general at Via dei Candelai a street of via Maqueda, is a nice place where people have fun and they can eat or drink very cheap.
There are some pubs there:
Vucciria: Dancehall all night!
Marabu (little with R&B music)
I Candelai
Mescal
Kursaal kalesa is close to Marina Garden it is wine-bar where to drink and to read a book, there is a nice terrace where to stay Foro Umberto I, 21
Piazza Magione: close to Central Station in summer is full of people, concerts, and it is a nice place where to drink a beer outside.
If you need some info about the events in Palermo and around, you can check http://www.palermoweb.com/lapis/
and.. if you want to have a great Summer holiday in an amazing place, You should think to come in Sicily!!
Yes.. that place full of legends.. (unfortunately also about bad people), full of traffic... Etna Montain.. but with the SEA and beautiful places, with the friendly people as you never met in the past!
Why two weeks? because you could have enough time to fall in love af a place and it will leave you fantastic memories for the life!If can decide to land in Palermo airport and depart from Catania, or the opposite (obviously if it isn't an extra price of fare, because you spend around 2,5 hours to move from Palermo to Catania by bus).
In two weeks, if you arrive in Catania you could stay:
2 days in Catania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catania
1 day to climb Etna Montain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etna , then move to Taormina at eve;
1 sea day in Taormina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taormina then move to Siracusa at eve;
1 day in Siracusa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_Sicily with archeological area then move to Noto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noto in the afternoon then move to Portopalo di Capo Passero http://www.siracusa-sicilia.it/english/portopalo_di_capo_passero.htm at eve;
1 sea day in Portopalo di Capo Passero then move to Modica http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modica in the aftern and the next day move to Ragusa;
1 half day to Ragusa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragusa,_Italy then move to Agrigento http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrigento in the aftern, visit the Temples area;
1 sea day close Agrigento to Scala dei Turchi http://lmgtfy.com/?q=scala+dei+turchi+photos :) (push first link) then move to Palermo in the aftern.
1 day in Palermo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo ;
1 sea day in Cefalù http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cefal%C3%B9 then come back to Palermo (by train);
1 day in Palermo and Monreale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monreale then move to Segesta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segesta , Temple and Greece Theather, then to San Vito Lo Capo at eve.
1 sea day in San Vito lo Capo http://www.piazzadellenotizie.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/san-vito-lo-capo.jpg , then visit Erice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erice in the aftern, then move to Trapani http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapani at eve;
1 day to Favignana Island http://lmgtfy.com/?q=favignana+photos by fast boat go in the morning and back to Palermo at eve, or 1 half day in Trapani and half day to Mozia island http://lmgtfy.com/?q=isola+di+Motia+photos and le Saline http://lmgtfy.com/?q=saline+photos then move to Palermo or Catania (city or Airport)
During this weeks you will discover nice places, you will eat delicious food, and sweet cakes or delicious ice cream!
you could have the chance to meet friendly people and have fun everywhere with them.
Don't be afraid if someone will offer you a lift to the station or to your house (also if you are far) it is normal!
They are two nice weeks to discover the most of beautiful places in Sicily, I mixed sea days and turist days (sea days are a bit strong then you won't be tired) and the places where to sleep are a bit cheap than the big cities.
The car is absolutely advised and for two weeks you could get also a discount try this:
http://www.thrifty.com/ or
http://www.autoeuropa.it/newae/index_new.aspx
About the places where to sleep I need to know your budget but I'll advise you cheap and confortable hotel/B&B/hostel.
I preferred this destinations and believe me, it will be better than the best trip of all agency can offer you!!!
If you have other dubts (i don't think) don't hesitate to ask me! :)
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First.. MY HOUSE ISN'T HOSTEL!
If you need couch only to save money and/or
if you need a place to stay only for one night and you will arrive to me late evening because your flight will be the next day in the morning, PLEASE don't ask me help!
Then.. I like Couchsurfing, I like share my free time with couchsurfers and I like to share my experiences.
I think that i can say about me basically three words:
Always READY, FRIENDLY and FUNNY.
I could say more and more about me.. but I prefere you read my references..
They will give you a little idea about me..
I'm a positive man, always ready to have fun with my friends!
I like to travel and you can see something about me in
my facebook (eppiosan)
http://www.facebook.com/eppiosan
I like to know new people, to speak with them and organize something of fun!
Sometimes I can cook my recipes of pasta!!
I think you will like!!
I love to travel and these are the places that I visited and I want to visit
I think Couchsurfing is a nice experience to travel and to meet new people in a new place.
The real power of CS is to visit a new place and to be one of the people there!
I can offer you more, I'll have respect for you and I demand respect too.
I live near the city centre, my room can be used as a base to get around all city of Palermo, and if you want also the Sicily.
If I'm free we can organize something together. I like to share the holidays with my guests.
I'm living in the centre and the public transport is good.
From the airport you can arrive here by train or by bus in almost 40 minutes.
This summer I would probably put a limit of 3 nights because I prefere to host people from thruesday to sunday.
My guests have a little house where to live! There are two private rooms with two sofa/bed, the bathroom, the TV, decoder, Big stereo and a big terrace where to get the sun. (when it is here) :)
There is also the computer with internet connection, the turist map and some little books of Palermo and Monreale in different Languages.
You don't need sheets but only towels.
About Cs i like to improve the safety in CS and I'd like to share this with you:
I'm also a member of Hospitality Club.
I hosted a lot of people and you can check the references of the people.. They are almost from guests :)
Before to know CS I host people also without it, probably couchsurfing! :)
Interests
In absolutely.. travels!!
I like to know new people and new cultures.
Also I like to take photos, watch movies in my big home theatre. I have about 850 DVD, and 20 HD bluray, It is an amazing experience!
We could watch something together :)
Philosophy
With me.. you can do what you want and you can be what you want..
Don't worry.. be happy!
First.. respect af the people!
Second.. all the rest! :)
Music, Movies, Books
I like listen to music.. I don't like a particolar type of music..
Types of People I enjoy
You should bring one magnet of your country to increase my collection's magnets...
YOU MUST .. or I won't open my door! :) :)
I can host all kind of people.. I prefere people old like me or younger.
Teach, Learn, Share
I teached one year at university.. it was funny!!
My students loved me! :D
I love share my mood, my stuff with my friends!
One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done
I did a lot of amazing things..
I travelled a lot.. and in general every trip has inside something of amazing..
I wanna tell two..
I swam with the dolphins in Turkey.. It was amazing to swim close a fish bigger than me. :)
I went on top to Etna Volcano(3300 metres) with my short throusers and tshirt! :)
Look the photos..
So.. I had my first experience with HC.. and I told that HC was the web site perfect for me!
Now I think that also CS is the perfect web site for me too!
Probabily when they did.. they thought me! :D
To go in a new place with local people is fantastic.. it is like to be like them.
and in general.. to meet new people is fantastic!!
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Ennio was a perfect start of my CS experience:)We spent a wonderful evening with him and other CSers in the pub. He is funny and sociable, he was always smiling and joking. It was fun to hear some of his lifestories...like the one about a gay pub, haha =)
This lovely Sicilian guy with bronze tan made me fall in love with Sicily, Palermo in particular,even though I've never been there. So I hope I'll have a chance to visit that place myself and meet you up there:)
We met with Ennio in one of Kiev bar when he talked with other friends. For the short time we talked, I could even get some tips from Ennio. For that I am grateful to him. Grazie! Spero che ci vediamo presto.
Ennio is such a sweetheart. We met in Madrid last spring and have recently had the opportunity to see eacch other again. He is easy going, friendly and conversation comes easily. He is the type of person that anyone could get along with. It was so lovely to spend time with him and his friends this weekend. I really hope that I will be able to travel to Italy to see all of them soon.
A sensitive man for sure! He is the first person able to read a little book to my little child! Very kind and cute, thanks to him i eat the Cassata, tipical sicilian cake! i'm sorry only because we spent no so many time together...hope to meet you soon, next time in May i hope! keep in touch!
What can I say about a man who is one of the best members CS in Italy ..... only , that for me just a few hours, he was able to show the wonderful city of Palermo, and then I loved this beautiful city, so that I want to go back))) Meeting with him and his wonderful friends, it was one of the best moments of my trip to Italy.Thank you, that picked me up from the hotel and returned me to the hotel IN TIME.... two hours before of my check-out from Palermo)))) Our acquaintance only confirmed my view that CSing is really a wonderful organization, there really is possible to meet such wonderful, honest and friendly people. Grazie))))
Ennio is a very positive person. Really kind and friendly,full of nice ideas about CS events!!!
We met in couchsurfing meetings in Palermo and at the burning man event: he is always smiling, has lot of friends that have trust in him. The CS group is very lucky to have him, for his friendship and for his suggestions about safety in CS!!!!you have to meet him!!!
ennio is such a peacefull, quite and nice man. is fun to meet him once a while in these palermo CS meetings. is very usefull when sometimes i'm stressed by hosting too much, he helps my mind in relax and giving me great CS advices and tips.
NI VIRIEMU!
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