Long Travel - Holidays in Southern Italy, Sicily and Sardinia

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Architecture, Temples and Castles in Southern Italy

Impressive Greek and Roman temples, ornate Baroque towns, unique ‘trulli' houses, Moorish tangles of white streets and Norman castles straight out of a story book.

What is one of the first things we think of about Italy? Fabulous architecture and historic monuments, pretty little towns and every corner crammed with thousands of years of history. The south of Italy, Sicily and Sardinia are really exciting, because, touched by more civilisations, including Arab, Norman and Greek, than Tuscany, Umbria and other regions in the north of Italy, they are still largely undiscovered and hold so many surprises.

Where else can you see architecture like it? Stone trulli houses unique to Puglia, with their conical roofs; Abruzzo, well known in Italy for its remote hermitages built into cliff faces; Sicily is reputed to have more Greek temples than Greece, as well as some of the most exquisite Roman mosaics in Europe. Taormina in Sicily has an ancient Greek amphitheatre with a backdrop of a volcano; Baroque architecture is so prevalent in southern Italy that the city of Lecce is referred to as the “Florence of the South” and let's not forget the prehistoric stone “nuraghi” of Sardinia.

Take one, or a few themes, and let us help you plan your own personal tour. Do it at your own pace. Stay in some fantastic places. Let us advise you how to relax and enjoy your holiday, as well as how to discover the best of Southern Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.

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