Apri 15- Agrigenta to Marsala

got up and had another great breakfast at our B&B. The owner was very attentive to all of our needs. Wendy and I walk down to collect the car, then drive to where we are staying and pick up luggage with Ron and André. Our destination today is Marsala, wine and port country. It is not too long a drive but we do have a few stop along the way. The first stop was supposed to be Torre Salsa. It is a natural reserve sponsored by WWF. Unfortunately the road was starting to get slippery under the mud. We were forced to turn around. We tried walking but our sneakers were getting quite caked.

                                                      It doesn’t look too bad, but it was.

Our next stop was Catalbellotta. It has the remains of a castle - Castello del Conte Luna, a Norman castle built in the 13 hundreds. The town itself is 950 m above sea level, and the castle is much higher. The challenge today was the weather. The winds were gusting to 60 or 70 km/hr and it was raining off and on. When we finally decided to give it a go, luckily most of the heavy winds were at the very beginning and on the opposite side of were we were climbing.

Site from the very top.

One archway still standing.

The climb up. 

The archway. 

Views from the top

Steep stairs 

We really enjoyed the views but the winds were howling on our way down. 

We continued on our way to Sciacca. This city is a working, busy port. There is a lot of ceramic production and we had good sightings everywhere. But first, we were hungry as it was now 2 pm. Breakfast was at 8:30. We didn’t want a big lunch so we stopped at a small café, bar, gelateria. We all had an Arancine with ham and cheese and then we had to have a gelato in a brioche. It’s seems to be the way to eat it over here.

Arancine has rice, ham, and cheese

Gelato in a brioche. So filling. Ron and I shared one with strawberry and chocolate flavours.

André and Wendy had pistachio and chocolate.

We then were refuelled so off we went in search of a few adventures.

Ceramic tiles

The staircases were beautiful

Fishing nets 

This guy had lots of escargots. 

Cute little art display

Great views of the port area from above

Ceramic tile portrait on the top portion of the church.

The church in the square.

Our final destination is now in our sights. We have about 1 hr of driving. We arrive in Marsala around 4:30 and find our Airbnb and get settled. We then walk around town for a few hours and then it’s supper time. 

Having Marsal Port at the end of our meal. The owner offered it to us. 

A stroll in the park 

Doors leading into Marsala

Tagliere as a starter for the four of us.

The Cathedral in the square. This picture does not do it justice. It was massive. 

Another door 

We return to our rental around 9:30. Bedtime soon. Another visiting day tomorrow.