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zenbabytravel · 6 years ago

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Gorgeous Sicilian baroque churches, some in full opulence and splendour. Palazzos, one more beautiful than the other, belle epoque or again, baroque. Delightful cuisine spoiling for choice between seafood, pasta cooked to perfection, arancini, cannoli, pizza and gelato to mention just a few. Sea promenades in the evening and sailing Palermo coast with crystal clear waters, majestic bare mountains, hidden treasure like coves and natural reserve Capo di Gallo. Charming fishing villages within 30 minutes drive. So many reasons to visit Palermo with kids or without. But is Palermo safe? And here are few tips and tricks as well as our takw on safe travels in Palermo with kids or without.

Sailing Palermo coast – natural reserve Capo di Gallo

For 2018 European capital of culture, the safety question could sound very odd. However, it is a perfectly legitimate question. We’ve been in Palermo first time 6 years ago thanks to our good Sicilian friends. We loved Palermo overall but feared it in the same time on some occasions; a mix which is very rare for us. Narrow cobbled streets charming but feeling rather eerily deserted at times; warm hospitable people overall but some with obvious dodgy agendas; dilapidated areas in the middle of the city and stunning palazzos; parking that we could not dare to use unless you bribed some of the local characters.

And Palermo came a long way since 1992. 1992 must have been its tipping point when the local mafia killed Borsellino, the chief justice investigating the godfathers of Cosa Nostra and Giovanni Falcone, the judge and mafia bosses’ number one enemy. Palermo airport bears their name and the city pays tribute to many of the heroes and people who refused to give in the historical battles. The urban regeneration is long and impressive.

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La Cala, Palermo’s yacht harbour and marina won the International Biennial of Architecture prize in 2015 for his regeneration scheme – historically it used to be rather off-limits, a decaying, rubbish-filled haunt for drug dealers working on behalf of organised crime. A field seized from local bosses, was turned into a play area for disabled children. Giardino della Memoria (the Garden of the Remembrance) was seized from a mafioso in 1993; now is a 25,000 sq m park full of mandarin, lemon and orange trees. A beautiful villa in the countryside that served as a meeting place and business hub for local gangsters is nowadays a Scout headquarter.

This is not a dinner party or street conversation topic nonetheless; but one needs the context to get to understand the story, beauty and the battles of this gorgeous city and residents.

This year we spent 4 days end of May in Palermo and around; loved it again and felt almost at ease. Nowadays it’s rather being mindful of your money change, aware of your bags, children and parking areas. The city is fascinating and buzzing, we’ve indulged sightseeing, dinners and made the most out of its stunning natural surroundings.

For Palermo with kids we warmly recommend a villa with swimming pool Mondello. Villa Constanza spoilt us for 4 days with its extensive gardens, roomy and designer insides, swimming pool, flowers, impeccable kitchen and brand new bedroom furniture and linens. It fits easily 2 couples with 2 sets of kids, if not even more. It also ticks so elegantly the safe travels in Palermo with kids or without with its two sets of gates within the condominium. Quiet, stunning, residential area, 5 minutes drive from Mondello beautiful seaside.

Natural reserve Capo di Gallo

Sailing Palermo coast is also so easy from here! One can hire a boat and skipper the afternoon or morning from Mondello small charming harbour. Be mindful in your negotiations, even for us that we understand well Italian, we only got the full price of the trip fuel included notified at the end.

On the other hand, Euro130 for 2.5 sailing hours 3 adults and 2 kiddies, it’s not that bad afterall. Swimming from the boat in the coves of natural reserve Capo di Gallo is just stunning and we had few stops before SferraCavallo and Isola de Femine.

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We also tested swimming in Mondello – just by the lido and superb sea front restaurant Alle Terazze – bliss!

Restaurants wise in Mondello, we tested Alle Terazze as well with lots of friends – we all loved the Art Nouveau vibes mixed with Philip Starck furniture; the most the unbelievable blue waters and views over the natural reserve Capo di Gallo; the fresh seafood going so nicely with the local version of prosecco.

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Restaurants wise we also loved Sapori by Lungo del Mare – more precisely Trattoria de Sapori di mare da Giovanni. Perfect even for late night dining, great pasta with mussels and seafood.

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Ombelico de Mondo Mondello is the place to go for an aperitivo by the beach and very enjoyable with kids. There’s a little playground in the sand, one can keep an eye on kids from small distance whilst sipping aperols. And of course all parties could dip their toes in the water, have a bite and fun.

For later evenings, once the kids are tucked in bed, the SeaClub is gorgeous – candlelit and prime position by the sea, about 20 minutes drive from Palermo.

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The days are easy with the kids in a villa with swimming pool Mondello. Mornings at leisure by the pool, afternoons sailing, early evenings sightseeing Palermo, later by seafront again for a drink or two, and eventually clubbing.

A Sicilian landmark surounded by gorgeous nature, Palermo with kids or without is definitely something one should put in their 2 weeks or 10 days itinerary in Sicily. And in case you’ve been, we’d love to hea your take on safe travels in Palermo!

Safe travels in Palermo with kids. Or without? Gorgeous Sicilian baroque churches, some in full opulence and splendour. Palazzos, one more beautiful than the other, belle epoque or again, baroque.

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mussel-me · 8 years ago

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Beim fröhlichen Ausdembettspringen sacken wir unwillkürlich zurück- ein dicker fetter Muskelkater zieht sich durch unterschiedlichste Körperteile-ah -man nennt es ja auch Reitsport. Na dann mal Zutsche heute. Was war noch? Heute gehts zurück Richtung Havanna -morgen Abend geht der Flieger - alle die Zurückwollen heben die Hand-nix bewegt sich und es liegt nicht am Muskelkater. Aufgrund der nördlichen Straßenlage fällt die Entscheidung für die Autobahn. Stopp mit Wasserpoolbaden in den Bergen Las Terazzes und ein bisschen verfahren bescherrt grandiose Aussichten. Annäherung Havanna West- Stadtstrände mit Industrieeinheiten dazwischen-erste Anfragen für Unterkünfte ergeben Absagen- ist doch schließlich Wintersaison. Weiter vortasten- ganz schön heruntergekommene Gegenden -langsam wird es dunkel und heute sollte doch gemütliches Ausklingen sein...der eine ist nett-renoviert aber gerade, sein Kumpel hat kein Fenster im Garagenzimmer, die Vermieterin ist so unsympathisch-die letzte Nacht soll doch schön sein...wie der Spritt ist gleich alle?--na dann erst mal ne Tanke suchen 8km landeinwärts-ahjaok-erstmal fragen-ah da, am Ende der Stadt- öhp- Tanke ja aber kein "Especial"-? wo "Especial"?- am anderen Ende der Stadt- mit dem letzten Tropfen -zumindest war es knapp, klappt dann die Sprittaufnahme. Das ist Kuba -immer wieder lächeln- können wir auch schon gut. Nahe an Havanna finden wir dann endlich ein Casa Zeichen und über nur einen kleinen Umweg - dann ein schönes und teures Zimmer mit Meeresrauschen und vielen in Bilderrahmen drapierten Puzzlebildern- unserer Gastgeberin heißt Disney und so erfahren wir, dass das Puzzeln der Schwiegermama zuzuschreiben ist. Wir sind froh eine Bleibe zu haben und gönnen uns. Noch kurz was essen und spazieren. Spektakulär ist der tosende Atlantik, der an Havannas Häuser klatscht- wat 'ne Brandung.

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