Transcript Tyrrhenian Coast

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Tyrrhenian Coast
Includes 
Cefalù. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parco Naturale
Regionale delle
Madonie. . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Castelbuono . . . . . . . . . 118
Petralia Soprana. . . . . . 121
Petralia Sottana. . . . . 122
Collesano. . . . . . . . . . . 123
Parco Regionale
dei Nebrodi . . . . . . . . . . 124
Milazzo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Best Places to Eat
¨¨Bottega Ti Vitti (p116)
Why Go?
The coastal stretch between Palermo and Milazzo is packed
with dramatic beach and mountain scenery, and appealing coastal towns like Cefalù and Castel di Tusa – but once
summer rolls around, it’s holiday central, characterised by
crowded roads and beaches. Somehow neither this, nor the
ever-growing proliferation of concrete buildings marring
the coastline, can dissuade locals from coming here for their
annual vacation and having a whale of a time.
Few sun-worshippers head inland from these sybaritic
summer playgrounds to visit the nearby Madonie and Nebrodi Mountains, but those who do are swiftly seduced.
These superb natural landscapes enfold hilltop villages
where the lifestyle is traditional, the sense of history palpable and the mountain cuisine exceptional, featuring wild
forest mushrooms, suino nero (pork from local black pigs),
and ricotta straight from the sheep.
¨¨A Fuoco Lento (p122)
¨¨Azienda Agrituristica Bergi
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Cefalù
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Milazzo
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130
Petralia Sottana
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Milazzo
Best Places to
Sleep
Castelbuono
Cefalù
¨¨Osteria Bacchus (p116)
Road Distances (km)
Castelbuono
¨¨A Castellana (p118)
Caccamo
¨¨Nangalarruni (p121)
(p249)
¨¨Dolce Vita (p249)
¨¨Albergo Il Castello (p250)
¨¨Casa Migliaca (p250)
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Palermo
(35km)
Cefalù
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Tyrrhenian Coast Highlights
1 Cefalù (p114) Choosing
the glitter that suits you best –
the sparkling gold mosaics
of the Duomo or the fashionconscious beach scene a few
paces away.
2 Museo Targa Florio
(p123) Reliving the glory days
of Italy’s greatest road race in
this little Collesano museum.
3 Petralia Soprana
(p121) Whiling away a chilly
mountain evening by the
blazing fire in a pizzeria.
4 Castel di Tusa (p125)
Celebrating the summer
solstice at the hilltop pyramid,
the newest installation in
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