Rome to Sicily by train
The Trenitalia service from Rome to Sicily is unusual in that the carriages travel on the ferry across the Strait of Messina. This short video shows the train maneuvering on and off the ferry.
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Harbour Life in Palermo, Sicily [Ep 45]
We spent three days in the harbour of Palermo, Sicily, and completely fell in love with the city. Between various boat projects and video editing, we enjoyed wandering around the streets of this city –– every building seems to have a fascinating and, at times, tragic story to tell.
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The Rome to Sicily InterCity train boards the ferry to Messina
The InterCity train from Rome to Catania & Siracuse is shunted onto the train ferry to cross the Straits of Messina to Sicily. This video is courtesy of (and copyright of) Chris Hall.
Two daytime InterCity trains and at least one overnight sleeper link Rome & Naples direct with Catania, Siracuse & Palermo with fares from just €19.90. Book at trenitalia.com
Port of Palermo (Sicily - Italy) - HOLLAND AMERICAN LINES
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Driving from Calabria to Messina | Driving Thousands Of Kilometers Around Italy
June 16, 2017
After spending the night in Scilla, Calabria...we continued our journey to Sicily. Took the boat from Villa San Giovanni in Calabria to get to Messina. Its was a fun boat ride.
Our destination is San Vito Lo Capo. Look out for that upcoming video.
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Palatine Chapel, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
The Palatine Chapel, is the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily situated on the first floor at the center of the Palazzo Reale in Palermo, Sicily. Also referred to as a Palace church or Palace chapel, it was commissioned by Roger II of Sicily in 1132 to be built upon an older chapel constructed around 1080. It took eight years to build, receiving a royal charter the same year, with the mosaics being only partially finished by 1143. The sanctuary, dedicated to Saint Peter, is reminiscent of a domed basilica. It has three apses, as is usual in Byzantine architecture, with six pointed arches resting on recycled classical columns. The mosaics of the Palatine Chapel are of unparalleled elegance as concerns elongated proportions and streaming draperies of figures. They are also noted for subtle modulations of colour and luminance. The oldest are probably those covering the ceiling, the drum, and the dome. The shimmering mosaics of the transept, presumably dating from the 1140s and attributed to Byzantine artists, with an illustrated scene, along the north wall, of St. John in the desert and a landscape of Agnus Dei. Below this are five saints, the Greek fathers of the church, St. Gregory of Nissa, St. Gregory the Theologian, St. Basil, St. John Chrysostom and St. Nicholas. The three central figures, St. Gregory, St. Basil, St. John Chrysostom, allude to the Orthodox cult known as the Three Hierarchs, which originated fifty years earlier. Every composition is set within an ornamental frame, not dissimilar to that used in contemporaneous mosaic icons. The rest of the mosaics, dated to the 1160s or the 1170s, are executed in a cruder manner and feature Latin inscriptions. Probably a work of local craftsmen, these pieces are more narrative and illustrative than transcendental. A few mosaics have a secular character and represent oriental flora and fauna. This may be the only substantial passage of secular Byzantine mosaic extant today. The chapel combines harmoniously a variety of styles: the Norman architecture and door decor, the Arabic arches and script adorning the roof, the Byzantine dome and mosaics. For instance, clusters of four eight-pointed stars, typical for Muslim design, are arranged on the ceiling so as to form a Christian cross. Other remarkable features of the chapel include the muqarnas ceiling, which is spectacular. The hundreds of facets were painted, notably with many purely ornamental vegetal and zoomorphic designs but also with scenes of daily life and many subjects that have not yet been explained. Stylistically influenced by Iraqi 'Abbasid art, these paintings are innovative in their more spatially aware representation of personages and of animals. The chapel has been considered a union of a Byzantine church sanctuary and a Western basilica nave. The sanctuary, is of an Eastern artistic nature, while the nave reflects Western influences.
The most BEAUTIFUL place we've ever sailed to?! Cefalu, Sicily [Ep 46]
Join us as we sail to Cefalu, Sicily, and are blown away by the gorgeous sights we find there.
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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!
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Sicily with Sarah Murdoch | Rick Steves Travel Talks
In this travel talk, Rick Steves' Europe co-author and tour guide Sarah Murdoch describes Sicily's top stops — from Palermo to Catania, from Trapani to Taormina, and from sandy beaches to the steamy summit of Mount Etna — and explains practical travel skills, including how to dive into Sicily's unique cuisine and fine wines. Sarah also offers tips on Sicily's top ancient sights, its easygoing hill towns, its dynamic street markets, and surviving its sometimes-intense cities.
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Recorded on March 3, 2018 • Rick Steves' Europe Travel Center
Written and Presented by Sarah Murdoch
Produced by Cameron Hewitt
Filmed and Edited by Zen Wolfang
Photography by Sarah Murdoch, Cameron Hewitt, Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, and others
Graphics by Heather Locke and Rhonda Pelikan
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London to Catania, Sicily - by train
12 day trip from London to Catania via Paris, Milan and Rome. Also visited le Cinque Terre, Pisa, Naples and Syracuse.
Passage on ferry TREMESTIERI, Messina - Villa San Giovanni (Caronte & Tourist)
Ferry between Calabria and Sicily, Stretto di Messina
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Palermo to Naples Ferry Trip on GNV ferry MS Majestic
Grand Hotel et des Palmes , Palermo , Sicily
The Grand Hotel et des Palmes, founded in 1874 by the family Ingham - Whitaker, was previously built in 1856 and connected by a secret passage to the Anglican Church which still faces the hotel.
The patrician house consisted of two floors, a winter garden (now Hall) and an exotic garden stretching to the sea. The marriage between the widow Ingham and Giacomo Medici, will change the fate of the house, which was sold to a local operator and became the Grand Hotel et des Palmes, from all known as The Palms.
Ernesto Basile, one of the greatest masters of the Art Nouveau style in 1907, has transformed the structure of the hotel by making changes in the hall. In addition, English decorators made an inlaid wood ceiling in Sala Camino, in this very similar to the ceiling hall of Palazzo Montecitorio (House of the Italian Parliament).
At the Grand Hotel et des Palmes was written the history of Sicily: in 1881 Richard Wagner completed his Parsifal; in 1882 Francesco Crispi gave lessons on politics; Vittorio Emanuele Orlando used it often as its residence; the French writer Raymond Roussel stayed there until his death; General Carlo Poletti made it his headquarters during the Second World War, and finally, Baron Di Stefano the prisoner of the Hotel, chose to stay at Des Palmes and remained there for 50 years until his death.
Its history, the transition of famous artists and politicians, the beauty salons, make the Grand Hotel et Des Palmes one of the most famous hotels in the world. Above all, is known to be as one of the favourite leisure destination, business travel and an ideal setting for memorable events and banquets.
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Sailing The Dream | #030 | Big Fish - Sicily to Tunisia
Finally, the end of our 2018 sailing season arrived.
We left Palermo Sicily and made our way south through the Sicilian Channel to Hammamet Tunisia where we would stay for the winter season.
During our passage, John finally caught a huge Mahi-Mahi or Dorado!
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Sicily: Mount Etna, Taormina & Northeastern Sicily with Sarah Murdoch | Rick Steves Travel Talks
In this travel talk, Rick Steves' Europe co-author and tour guide Sarah Murdoch explains how Mount Etna — the still-active volcano simmering in Sicily's northeastern corner — gave rise to the island, and still dominates it today. We'll also drop in on the posh resort of Taormina, Catania — Sicily's gritty second city, with a good WWII museum — and the charming beach town of Cefalù.
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Ragusa & Siracusa:
Recorded on March 3, 2018 • Rick Steves' Europe Travel Center
Written and Presented by Sarah Murdoch
Produced by Cameron Hewitt
Filmed and Edited by Zen Wolfang
Photography by Sarah Murdoch, Cameron Hewitt, Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, and others
Graphics by Heather Locke and Rhonda Pelikan
© 2018 Rick Steves' Europe, Inc.
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Messina Sicily City Tour | Food & Travel by Marie
DAY 2 EXCURSION AT MSC BELLISSIMA
Savour the natural beauty and cultural riches of Sicily.
Cathedral of Messina
Fountain of Orion
Porta Grazia
Sacrario di Cristo Re
Granita and cannoli while admiring the Strait
To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, fo Siciliy is the clue to everything Johann Woflgang von Goethe
Messina is Sicily's panoramic gateway — located on the northeastern corner of the island, the city just kisses the boot of mainland Italy's southern tip. Get lost among the patchwork of churches and antique palaces. The Messina Cathedral is in the heart of the city, and its famous bell tower houses the largest mechanical clock in the world — every day at noon, the statues move to Schubert's Ave Maria. In front of this church, you'll find the Fontana di Orione, a 16th-century fountain that's a work of art in itself, with sculptures of figures from ancient mythology. Cruise to Sicily and take a leisurely walk to the Sacrario di Cristo Re, a hilltop church with panoramic views of the town and the surrounding mountains.
MESSINA is the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 238,000[7] inhabitants in the city proper and about 650,000 in the Metropolitan City. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina, opposite Villa San Giovanni on the mainland, and has close ties with Reggio Calabria.
Dia # 13 Palacio Normando Capilla Palatina Palermo
Today I visited the Normandy Palace and the Chapel is inside it. Beautiful Byzantine mosaic cover the whole interior with Bible passages.