Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Sicily Trip & Travel Deals

Sicily is the biggest island and an autonomous region of Italy. It is also a world-wide renowned holiday spot and each year millions of people are planning to trip there and to spend beach holidays in Sicily.

Sicily attracts with its natural beauty, rich historical remains, warm and friendly people and great accommodations offered by luxurious resorts and 5 star hotels. Almost every tourist agency offers a few hot travel deals to Sicily, especially off-season. Most deals consist of a seven day stay, airfare and accommodations with breakfast included. There are also all inclusive vacation packages that include all meals, drinks, snacks and some activities such as tours of different cities.

Tourists who take a tour of Sicily should not forget to visit Palermo, the capital city, mount Etna, which is an active volcano, Catania, which has some of the most beautiful beaches of the island, Taormina, a stunning town built on a hilltop, and other interesting vacation resorts such as Messina, Syracuse, Agrigento, Corleone, Cefalu, and Trapani.

The southern coast of the island has many sandy beaches, so it is preferred by tourist that want to spend relaxing beach holidays . Beaches from there are surrounded by stunning landscapes dotted with olive groves, vineyards and wheat fields. Very good beaches to spend holidays are also on the Aeolian Islands. In front of the northern coast of Sicily are located the Aeolian Islands that include islands of Stromboli and Vulcano. These islands offer great amenities for scuba diving and snorkel tours.

Travel deals offered by luxurious 4 and 5 star hotels attract itself many tourists. Anyone who is interested to spend a luxury holiday in Italy has to take in consideration the fact that in Sicily can be found some of the best spas and thermal baths of the country! Most luxury hotels and resorts of Sicily have spa facilities and there are also some specialized in thermal treatments. Sicily has numerous active and dormant volcanoes (the most famous being Etna), so many spas and baths take their water from natural hot springs.

Besides natural beauty, great beaches for relaxing holidays, rich culture and history, Sicily has also a very pleasant weather all year round, so no wonder that a huge number of tourists are planning a trip and are looking for travel deals to this jewel of Italy!

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