A lovely drive west from Palermo to Segesta to visit the ancient ruins there. It was a beautiful location set on a hill with lots of wildflowers in flower at this time of the year.
The history of the place was a little confusing – people from Tory, the Phonecians, Carthaginians, Arabs and Normans have all built on this site. We saw an ancient Roman theatre and an unfinished Doric temple.
Time for a real coffee and writing a couple of postcards before heading to the bus and an hour drive to the well-preserved village of Erice, perched on the summit of Monte San Giuiliano.
This was my favourite part of the tour. The village is largely Medaeval with the ruins of a Norman castle. It was a picturesque location with its winding cobbled streets and views over the Tyrennian sea. In winter the wind blows through whilst in summer one can imagine tourists crowding the area.
We had time to wander on our own. Anthony and I stopped at a cafe to try the local speciality of fish couscous and a glass of wine. I think I preferred Anthony’s tagatelle gambino prawns!
We haven’t had a lot of time to explore Palermo on our own and tomorrow we leave for Agrigento. So went out after getting back to the hotel. People walk along the Via Della, which seems to be closed for pedestrians on Sundays and family groups congregate in Piazza Castel Nuovo.
We went for a final drink at a small cafe. It was very quiet – I suspect too early for locals to eat. We had to order a pizza (Sicilian with onions, ricotta, anchovies and breadcrumbs) to soak up Anthony’s 750ml bottle of timili rose and my glass of Sicilian vignoir. Anthony will read the small print next time!
Travelling with Teresa 
Sounds like lots of drinking (and eating!)
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Sounds like lots of drinking (and eating!)
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Yes best food has been when we've gone out on our own. Some of the organised dinners have been pretty ordinary.
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Yes best food has been when we've gone out on our own. Some of the organised dinners have been pretty ordinary.
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