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    Small hotel at Agrigento Sicily with private car park 2km from the beach 4km from the vally of the temples, comfortable and peacefull,all you need for a stay with local culture,hospitality and tradition.
    Double rooms from 45 euro.
    A family run place.

    Via Ettore Gabrici n.9 AGRIGENTO
    Tel: +39 0922606332
    Website:www.villaholidayagrigento.com
    E-mail:info@villaholidayagrigento.com

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    Palermo airport bus and history

    Posted by ktopping 28 February 2007

    From Palermo airport to the centre of town, the airport bus leaves every half hour and costs 5 euros. We arrived at the airport at 9pm, and were in our hotel (near the top of Via Roma) by 9:40.

    The airport is now also known as Falcone-Borsellino Airport in honor of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, two anti-Mafia magistrates killed in separate bomb attacks.

    Palermo airport website: www.gesap.it

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    Sferracavallo

    Posted by Giufa 27 February 2007

    A small fishing village between Palermo and the airport. Most of the seafront restaurants serve a 6 - 7 course set lunch (around 20 euros). No menu as such, just what's been caught fresh that morning. Bottle of wine or two included. I've never seen anyone who's not Italian eating there and its time to share this wonderful place. Ryanair's summer schedule means you can have a decadent day out and have lunch in the Med (if you don't mind the early start). Delfina is the one I'd recommend. It's busy between 1-3pm when the locals descend for their feed but I've never had to wait too long for a table.

    www.sferracavallo.com
    Central Palermo by cab is around 20 euros and takes around 20 minutes, traffic permitting. Local trains stop close by en route to/from the airport.

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    Italian Breaks

    Posted by BeaucoupFish 26 February 2007

    I've not done the whole villa thing before but with 6 of us on holiday this worked out at about £100/person for the week. Italian Breaks is run by Cristina, a Sicilian ex-pat, so just about every nook and cranny on the island is covered and we had the best value for money holiday for a long time. Recommended!

    www.italianbreaks.com/main_pages/sicily.htm
    Tel: 020 8666 0407

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