Cefalù - Full Documentary - Romance of Sicily w/Massimo Villas
Sicily Travel Tips : Romance and Spirit of Sicily - Cefalù Documentary w/Massimo Villas
My friend Massimo invited us to stay in Cefalu and explore the surrounding areas including local towns and villages. We also went to Palermo to eat street food and of course ice-cream!
We found the house of Aleister crowley, the wickedest man in the world and climbed La Rocca. There is a lot to do in Cefalu and in this documentary I go to see the wine making process at a vineyard in Sant'anastasia and we see where Cinema Paradiso was filmed and The Godfather. Boat trips, food, drink, bikes and much more!
Come with me and enjoy the smells, tastes and delights of Cefalu and Sicily!
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11 Things to see in Catania , Sicily, Italy
Places to visit..
0:11 monastero di benedettini
This historical Monastery, which is also UNESCO world heritage site linked with the university of catania offers peaceful environments for students to study and use its library premises.
0:29 Castle Ursino
Area that this castle situated becomes a real party place and anyone who wants to enjoy the nightlife in catania should visit this area in the evening.
0:51 Giardino Bellini
Situated at the end of the city's most famous street Via Etnea, This oldest urban park is one of the best highlights among tourists who want to visit the city.
1:09 Fontana dell'Elefante
Fountain with the elephant is made up of lava which is taken out of Etna volcano. Situated in the heart of the city, next to the Duomo square represents the symbol of the city.
1:26 Lungomare di Ognina
10 mins. walk from the train station, Lungomare is the nearest seaside accessible from the city.
1:44 Piazza stesicoro
One of the most popular squares in the city. besides Via Etnea street and close to Roman Amphitheatre. Most of the biggest shopping malls, shops and markets are accessible from here.
1:56 Teatro Massimo Bellini
This is the most popular opera house in the city.
2:07 Roman Amphitheatre
One of the biggest underground theaters in Europe. Situated next to Piazza stesicoro square, offers free access to tourists on Sundays.
2:19 Porto Di Catania
The main port of the city. Around this area has quite rich nightlife including few pubs and night clubs. Ferry rides are available to the cities such as Naples.
2:35 Market
Opens Monday-Saturday , market and fish market are affordable solutions for fresh foods and sea foods. Usually better in the mornings.
2:49 La Playa
Best beach about 15-30 mins. from the city. Could believe this can be busy during the summer.
3:02 Catanese Special foods
Street foods are available along the streets from castle ursino and Via Plebiscito and horse meet are also available among them.
1) Pasta alla Norma (tomato sauce, fried aubergines, ricotta salata cheese, basil)
2) Scacciata (also named Schiacciata) there are different versions: one with broccoli, tuma cheese, black olives and sausage, others with spinach, potatoes, ham or with anchovies.
3) Cipollata: Long green onion rolled with bacon and cooked in a barbecue.
Above mentioned foods are recommended by local friend Gaetano and his own words.
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Places to see in ( Cefalu - Italy )
Places to see in ( Cefalu - Italy )
Cefalù is a coastal city in northern Sicily, Italy. It’s known for its Norman cathedral, a 12th-century fortress-like structure with elaborate Byzantine mosaics and soaring twin towers. Nearby, the Mandralisca Museum is home to archaeological exhibits and a picture gallery with a portrait by Antonello da Messina. The beaches of Mazzaforno and Settefrati lie to the west.
Beautiful Cefalù offers a rare combination of tourist attractions: one of Sicliy's finest beaches side-by-side with one of its greatest Arab-Norman architectural masterpieces. The squares, streets and churches of this medieval town are so postcard-pretty that it's no wonder director Giuseppe Tornatore chose to set parts of his much-loved film Cinema Paradiso here.
Cefalù is notable for beautiful sunsets, unpretentious charm, and a very appealing blend of ingredients for an Italian seaside holiday. Sandy beaches, a picturesque historic town on a rocky headland, some high culture in the shape of a fine Norman cathedral, decent transport links, Sicilian food and sunshine all add up to make the town one of Italy's most attractive seaside destinations.
Unlike the modern beach resorts and developed fishing villages which dot Italy's coast, Cefalù has some grandeur in its past - it was important enough that one of Sicily's Norman rulers, Roger II, would build a glorious cathedral here. While its later history was less distinguished, there are some substantial and elegant buildings in the town, as well as reminders of Sicily's varied influences, not just Norman and Byzantine, but also Arab, Spanish and finally Italian. Nowadays tourism is a big and profitable industry here, and the modern town spreads out along the coast from the centro storico (historic centre).
One of Cefalù's prime magnets for tourists is the sandy beach stretching alongside the town. It is very inviting, though visitors should be prepared to find the sands busy in the peak summer months of July and August, and partially occupied by fee-charging beach establishments.
Set in the medieval district, Cefalù's other great tourist attraction is the town's Duomo, a handsome and imposing two-towered Norman cathedral. Begun in 1131, this mighty church dominates the rooftops of the centro storico. The building's interior is decorated with lovely mosaics created by twelfth-century Byzantine artists: a large Christ Pantocrator on a gold background dominating the apse, above the Madonna, archangels and Apostles. These gleaming mosaics are one of Sicily's greatest sights; if you want more, take a trip to Monreale, outside Palermo. Alongside the church is its restored twelfth-century cloister (admission fee), which is an atmospheric space lined with double columns topped by curious capitals depicting an odd range of scenes, from Noah's ark to strange contortionists.
Towering above the Duomo and the town centre is the massive crag called the Rocca. It's a steep ascent to the top of the hill (take a bottle of water and don't attempt the climb in very hot weather) but it's well worth the effort. Near the top you'll reach the evocative ruins of the so-called 'Tempio di Diana' (temple of Diana), an ancient megalithic stone structure which was given a modernisation in the 5th-century BC in the classical Greek style. Around the summit of the Rocca are superb views and various bits of old fortifications, including a stretch of (reconstructed) battlements.
Back in town visitors can admire the picturesque harbour, alleys and medieval buildings. A Saracen wash-house, the Lavatoio, is another sight worth seeing, as is the medieval Osterio Magno, the remaining part of a large 13th-century palace. A rocky path winds along the shore below the city's seafacing walls, and it is quite an adventure to clamber along and explore.
An important stop on any cultural itinerary is Cefalù's town museum, the Museo Mandralisca. The collection is neither huge nor demanding, but it includes several gems, including a portrait by Antonello da Messina and a striking vase from the fourth century BC decorated with a fishmonger chopping a tuna fish; a sight you may well see today in Sicily's fish markets. The museum's latest opening hours and admission fee are listed on the official website
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LET'S GO TO PALERMO - Sicily
Are you looking for sun, culture and breathtaking nature? Palermo is the place for you! We take you on our trip to Palermo, Cefalu and Terrasini in Sicily, Italy.
THE CREW
Bas Verplancke:
Bo Verplancke:
Vic Vandendriessche:
SIGHTS
Quattro Canti
Fontana Pretoria
Church of the Gesu
Cefalu
Terrasini
Villa Giulia
Palermo Cathedral
MUSIC
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Siracusa/Ortigia: Greek Sicily You, Me & Sicily Episode 23!
On this episodes we'll take you to one of the most important cities in ancient antiquity... Siracusa. We are zigzagging Sicily to bring you the best stories from this majestic island !
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Places to see in ( Alcamo - Italy )
Places to see in ( Alcamo - Italy )
Alcamo is the fourth-largest town in the province of Trapani in Sicily, with a population of 45,307 inhabitants. It is on the borderline with the Metropolitan City of Palermo at a distance of about 50 kilometres from Palermo and Trapani. Nowadays the town territory includes an area of 130.79 square kilometres and is the second municipality as for population density in the province of Trapani, after Erice.
Alcamo is bounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, Balestrate and Partinico on the east, Camporeale on the south and Calatafimi-Segesta and Castellammare del Golfo on the west. Its most important hamlet is Alcamo Marina at about 6 kilometres from the town centre. Together with other municipalities it takes part in the Associazione Città del Vino, the movement Patto dei Sindaci, Progetto Città dei Bambini, Rete dei Comuni Solidali and Patto Territoriale Golfo di Castellammare.
Alcamo is situated in the middle of the Gulf of Castellammare, at 258 metres above the sea level and at the foot of Mount Bonifato, a calcareous complex 825 metres high. At the altitude of 500 metres (near the Funtanazza) there is the Nature Reserve of Monte Bonifato. The territory of Alcamo includes also Alcamo Marina, mainly used as a summer resort.
There are several historical civil and religious buildings in Alcamo:
House of Ciullo d'Alcamo
Palazzo De Ballis
Ex Loggia Comunale (1500)
Palazzo Aversa
Palazzo D'Angelo
Palazzo De Stefani
Palazzo Diana (or Termine)
Palazzo Di Gregorio
Palazzo Ferrando-Mistretta
Palazzo Ferrara
Palazzo Fraccia
Palazzo Guarrasi
Palazzo Mistretta Galati
Palazzo Morfino
Palazzo Palmerini
Palazzo Pastore (Alcamo)
Palazzo Patti
Palazzo Peria
Palazzo Pia Opera Pastore
Battista Palazzotto
Palazzo Polizzi
Palazzo Quattrocchi
Palazzo Rocca
Palazzo Rossotti-Chiarelli (in via Rossotti)
Palazzo Speciale
Palazzo Triolo
Palazzo Velez
Palazzo Virgilio
Town Hall (in Piazza Ciullo)
The Church of our Lady of the Star (Chiesa di Santa Maria della Stella)
Ex Church of Saint James of the Sword (Ex Chiesa di San Giacomo de Spada)
Church of Saint Thomas (Chiesa di San Tommaso)
Church of saint Maria del Soccorso
Among the areas of naturalistic interest near Alcamo there are the beaches of Alcamo Marina, the Nature Reserve Bosco di Alcamo on Mount Bonifato and the Segestan thermal baths. The hot springs are produced by the reclimbing of water of meteoric origin which meets the water of Fiume Caldo. They are seven kilometres far from Alcamo and next to the boundary with the territory of Castellammare del Golfo, a small town which shares this naturalistic attraction with Alcamo. According to the narration given by Diodorus Siculus, they were created by the nymphs to favour Eracle's rest during his trip from Piloro to Erice.
The surrounding areas include interesting touristic and historical locations like Segesta and Gibellina. The old fishing village of Scopello, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Alcamo, has been referred to as having a remarkable seaside. Another small town considered worth visiting is Castellammare del Golfo which is between these two places.
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South Italy tuk-tuk adventure: travel documentary
An epic adventure in South Italy, driving 6 amazing 3-wheel tuk tuks. A documentary of our travel on the road from Palermo (Sicily) to Ostuni (Puglia)
travelvideographers.com
Black Sicilian Bees: amodeocarlo.com
Nduja: ndujadispilingabellantone.com
Sila National Park: igigantidellasila.it
Flight of Angel: volodellangelo.com
FILMING
Valentina Vitali
Guglielmo Biason
Marco Stoppani
SLOW FOOD COORDINATION
Adriano Araldi
ACCOMODATION
Lucio Fracaro
ITINERARY
Google Maps
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Gaetano Lattanzi
TUK TUK
The Gira
thegira.it
#thegira
THANKS
Cinzia Gabriele - The Gira
Alberto Nava - The Gira
Laura - I Giganti della Sila
Niccolo - I Giganti della Sila
SLOW FOOD
Apicoltura Amodeo Carlo
Contrada Madonna Diana
Termini Imerese, PA
Nduja di Bellantone Gabriella
Contrada Saramalloni
Spilinga, VV
Salumificio Don Francesco
Via Zanardelli 14
Stigliano, MT
SOUNDTRACK
Cosmic Wind (Raidek)
Fools Gold (Mike Arnold feat. Jessie Villa)
Solemness (Ian Locke)
Corporate Guitars (Superb Stock)
The Great Escape (Electric Storm)
Cardinal (Cardinal)
Beyond a Dream (Caleb Etheridge)
Italian Design (Dolphin Mind)
Atlas (Ethan Rank)
The Gift (Caleb Etheridge)
Silence (Dizemo feat. Elena Mylona)
All song licensed via Artlist.io and Audiojungle.net
RECORDED
17 - 23 Augusy 2017
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