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Amazing scenery is usual in and
around Sicily and Aeolian Islands (below)
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by holding on suggested routes or information provided.
Yachting
in Sicily
LdnB Global Yacht Charter can offer you a wide range of sailing yachts
(30-54'') including Hanse, Beneteau, Bavaria and Sun Odyssey, as well as a
range of Catamarans and Motor yachts, for bareboat and crewed or skippered
charter on the island which has rich history, amazing
natural attractions and imposing
coastline.
The following
friendly charter bases are ready for your trip:
North Sicily - East
Trapani - Sailing Yachts, Catamarans, Motor and
Mega Yachts
Portorosa - Sailing Yachts, Catamarans, Motor
Yachts, Motor Sailors
North Sicily - West
Marsala - Sailing Yachts, Catamarans, Motor and Mega Yachts
Palermo - Sailing Yachts, Catamarans,
Aeolian Islands
Salina - Sailing Yachts,
Catamarans,
To book a
suitable yacht at your preferred destination, please fill in the
charter request form now...
Yachting in Sicily
Fantastic all year
round climate is claimed by Sicilians. In summer you can enjoy daily
temperatures in the 30's (70's and 80's Fahrenheit). It does get cooler in
the winter but doesn't normally go below 15 Celsius. There are always good
wind conditions, with prevailing North-Westerly wind, changing to W or NE
occasionally. Beware of the sudden changes though which can
scare off the less experienced.
Magic Aeolian
Islands:
There are seven amazing islands in this region. Stromboli is the first
one, the one which is towered by the always active volcano. Panarea, with
all the magic little islands all around her is further East. Vulcano, with
her its black sand beaches is very attractive due to boiling waters
and sulphureous muds. Lipari, the more extended and famous among the
islands, offers great view of the Castle surrounded by walls, the Norman
Cathedral and the famous Archeologic Museum. Salina with her thick
Mediterranean vegetation is very famous for capperi and Malvasia. Filicudi,
is full of deep caves while Alicudi wild and isolated.
Airports and how to get to Sicily:
There are two main airports in Sicily in the two main cities - one based in
Catania and one based in Palermo. Airlines who fly into Sicily include
British Airways, Volareweb, Ryanair, Air One, Alitalia and Air Malta. For
detailed info on how to get to Sicily
click here, for ferry connections
click here.
Sardinia in General
Sicily is a big island (the biggest in the Mediterranean Sea, 25,708 square
km's) and It can be recognised by its triangular shape, hence its other name
“Trinacria”, from the ancient Greek language meaning “three tips”.
It is mainly mountainous, but it has a few small plains. The biggest one is
near Catania (Piana di Catania) and the second biggest near Palermo (Conca
d’oro), both famous for the cultivation of citrus (oranges, mandarins,
lemons and the like). Sicilian citrus fruits are lovely, very tasty and
sweet. They are pricier than Spanish ones on foreign markets but the quality
is worth the difference in price. If you buy them in Sicily though, they are
really cheap.
The main feature in Sicilian landscape is the Mount Etna an active volcano
located in the east side of the island. It is the highest in Europe, with
its 3,000 metres. Even if active, there is no reason to be scared by it,
because it is of the effusive type. Which means, that it erupts frequently,
but the direction of the lava can be foreseen and it won’t explode suddenly
like instead for instance the Vesuvio is likely to do. When the lava flows
it usually doesn’t cover the villages, in fact there are no buildings above
a certain altitude, only woods and countryside. The locals respect the
volcano and love it, because it provides a very fertile soil. For this
reason, fruits and vegetable grown here are particularly sweet and full of
flavour and wine is very strong. Mick Hucknall from Simply Red has a
vineyard on the slopes of the Etna, where the soil is particularly fertile,
and produces his own wine called Red.
In addition to the main island, Sicily is surrounded by many small islands
which are popular holiday destinations for locals and outsiders alike. The
archipelagos of the Aeolian Islands, off the north eastern coast of Sicily;
the Egadi Island, off the west tip of the main island; the Pelagie Islands,
off the south coast, very close to Africa; the small island of Ustica, off
the north western coast in front of Palermo, located in the middle of a
national marine park.
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