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TRAVEL FEATURE - ITALY FRANCESCO CICCARELLO ( w ) & SERENA BARONCINI ( p )
IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A BETTER PLACE
Waking up on Christmas morning with the sun knocking on the door and without worrying about a scarf nor hat is one of those things that can be worth a trip to Sicily with those who live the winter amidst the humidity and fog of the Pisan plain . If you then add the pleasure of being on the bike and knowing that the only concern of the day will be getting fuel , the journey can only start in the best possible way .
Up to Cefalù we avoid the motorway by taking the SS113 coast road which , between holes and detours , offers beautiful glimpses of deserted beaches . Unintentionally we visited Cefalù at the best time ; devoid of tourists and kissed by the sun .
From the pier we remained in silence observing the small beach overlooked by the honey-coloured houses dominated by the facade of the majestic cathedral ; in the background the profile of the faceted mountains completed the picture . Tired of the slowness of the state road , which gave us neither driving pleasure nor panoramas to remember , we took the highway to reach Tindari . The approximately three kilometre steep climb took us in front of the sanctuary of the Madonna of the same name and the unmissable view of the oriented nature reserve of the Marinello lakes .
This archaeological site contains the ruins of the ancient sacred place founded by Dionysius of Syracuse after the victory against the Carthaginians in 396 BC . Even if you are not fans of the genre , it may be worth the visit just to sit on the terraces of the Greek theater to enjoy the view of Capo Milazzo and the Aeolian Islands . Everything was built in perfect isolation on the edge of a promontory covered with prickly pear , olive trees , and
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