Survivor Sicily: A Guide to making the island right

I remember when I first told people who was studying in Sicily for a semester. Reactions to "is it safe?" and "don't you worry the Mafia" with my bag and I as I went to the door to the center of the Mediterranean. Perceptions of the island are as far as you can get a real Sicilian experience. An Earth invaded by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spanish and ultimately the Italians gifts the perfect place to begin a journey through the Mediterranean.
Rather than just writing out the island as a place infested Mafia, Sicily has much to offer in terms of history, nature, price and continental presence Italy is jealous to some extent. Yes, you can survive Sicily and may even never want to leave. Interesting Sicily could be vacation for a long term stay.
When to go
Sicily in the summer can be like taking a shower in sweat 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The island has in the African air climb from the South and swelters in heat. If you want to avoid mosquitoes and sweat after a cold shower due to moisture blanketing, Sicily is best enjoyed when heat subsidies in spring and autumn. The climate is pleasant enough and go to the beach at the end of September. Winters can be hit or miss in Sicily, either bitterly cold at those clinging cities coast or mild and pleasant. My favorite time of year in Sicily should be early fall, when the Sun is still shining, but mosquitos and humidity have abandoned the island.
Where active
Some travelers may be held Italy and Sicily to be land of attractions sightseeing and not natural. However, Sicily is rich in natural resources. Perhaps the best place on the island active comes in Mount Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in Europe. Here you can hike, see even the flow of lava and in winter, skiing down the sides of Mount Etna. Fearing volcano, between Syracuse and "Grand Canyon" of Avola, Sicily itself presents an ideal walk. Cava Grande di Cassibile is a limestone Canyon. You can walk down the barrel while admiring tiny prehistoric dwellings carved into the sides of the rock. At the bottom, natural springs provide some cool for swimming.

What to see
Sicily is full of different architectural styles. Arab arches in Palermo to intricate mosaics of Norman in Cefalù, try playing "guess that the initiator of architecture" in Sicily. For a taste of Greece, head to Agrigento, where some of the best churches preserved in the Mediterranean. Pay a visit to the old city of Ortygia in Syracuse and marvel and the city's Cathedral. By your side, you can still do what used to be, a Greek temple to Athena the Baroque church.

How much?
In comparison with the rest of Italy, prices in Sicily are usually lower. A tasty Sicilian pizza can only decline a miserable 3-euro. Cappuccino can be euro 4 in Rome, but in Sicily will ring up to 1.50 euro. Gelato to the wine, Sicily is easier pay to Rome or Venice. Accommodation prices can be high, but if you choose to travel during the low season, rates were cut in half.
See Sicily shows the island almost isn't abandoning weapons and taking cannoli. The civilizations was fought for every inch of the island. If it is not saying how notable it is Sicily, their prices, places of interest, natural attractions and weather will convince to visit the Centre of the Mediterranean. Remember, as it is not in Kansas, a Sicilian, is not in Italy as well.
Written by collaborator GYE Suzy Guese
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