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Le vie dei Tesori 2022 – more than one hundred sites to visit in October

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The Le Vie dei Tesori Festival is the only opportunity to discover Sicily with a unique and smart tool! Culture and beauty belong to everyone and make you feel good. The XVI edition will take place in fifteen cities throughout the island, over the 8 weekends between 10 September and 30 October 2022. It starts in September with 8 cities, for three weekends, until 25 September: Bagheria, Caltanissetta, Enna , Marsala, Mazara, Messina, Termini Imerese, Trapani. In October the baton passes to the debutante Alcamo, then Palermo, Carini, Catania, Cefalù, Ragusa, Scicli which will become large widespread museums, which can be visited with a single coupon. Terraces, gardens, domes, museums, churches, convents, palaces – most of which can be visited for the occasion – will be open and told, ready to fascinate the curious and passionate audience of the festival.
To fill yourself with beauty.

This is the description of “Le Vie dei Tesori” that you find on the official website: https://leviedeitesori.com/festival-le-vie-dei-tesori-4/

How to explain this sort of festival to our tourists? Consider that Palermo like other Italian art cities has thousands of beautiful sites not open to the public. Well, every weekend of October ( Friday, Saturday and Sunday ) more than one hundred sites will be open for a guided tour for a cost of only 1,8 € . It’s a chance to discover what is not in the usual tourist routes doing it together with the citizens of Palermo, walking in the historical center and going from place to place.

October is a perfect time to visit Sicily, the weather is still mild and we wear cotton clothes and sometimes a sweater in the evening.

Cefalù – a little town you can not miss in western Sicily

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Cefalù, at 72 Km from Palermo, built under a rocky crag and with a picturesque center offers a variety of attractions. From the cathedral, built by the Norman king Roger II in 1131 and part of the Unesco World Heritage site, to the beautiful beach right in the center of the little town and the medieval cloyster to name a few.

As written in the “Lonely Planet” guide, : “the town is perfectly suited to slow pedestrian exploration. The little port is lined with fishing boats and populated with fisherfolks ….the ‘lungomare (seafront promenade )is popular for the ‘passeggiata’ ( evening stroll ) as is the main street, Corso Ruggero.

I personally find Cefalù really enjoyable, easy to reach from our house ( 57 Km and about 45 minutes by car ) , full of little shops and restaurants ( try some of them that are not too touristic !). I wouldn’t miss sitting at a table in piazza Duomo, just in front of the church, to have a Sicilian dessert or an “aperitivo” ; and what about having lunch or dinner at one of the restaurants with a sea terrace ? Go during the week if you prefer a quiet visit or viceversa on the weekend if you like to see a lot of life.

Travel Tip created by Antonio DF in association with Vacation Soup

A landmark in Palermo – the fountain of Piazza Pretoria

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The fountain of Piazza Pretoria, situated in front of the City hall, can be considered one of the major landmarks of Palermo. Designed by Francesco Camilliani for a Tuscan villa, was brought in our city in 1573. Note its concentric circles and the number of tritons, nymphs, gods and youths. For this abundance of nude statues this square was nicknamed “Piazza della Vergogna” ( the Square of Shame ) .

One of the photos and the video are taken last October during “Le Vie dei Tesori” ; during all the weekends of this month more than one hundred sites ( Palaces, churches, gardens, museums etc. ) are open to the tourists with guided tours. . For our climate and this opportunity, October is an excellent month to visit Palermo and Sicily.

Travel Tip created by Antonio DF in association with Vacation Soup