Saturday 26 October 2019

Day 37 Saturday 26 October Torre Nova to Cathedrale Monreale on outskirts of Palermo

Last morning swim, and a tour of one of the bungalows in case we ever  come back for a longer winter  stay.

Drove to Cathedrale Monreale 2 hours along the coast, the Cathedrale was on the outskirts of Palermo, up a valley to the South. We  visited the  Duomo and the cloisters, very ornate, all gold leaf icons and Baroque in style. The ticket included a tour around the edge of the rooftop.



















Noticed these shoes in a bin after we left the Duomo, a bit like how we felt





We then drove through Palermo, to the west harbour area to stay at Camp Palermo, a city campsite situated amongst olive trees at the base of an impressive cliff in a quiet residential area.



Meal at the harbour - fast food joint Andy had  2 bowls of spaghetti alla pomodoro. The garlic was too strong for me to even sample mine (& else veggie on offer).
I had a pizza in a  slightly smarter restaurant and Andy kindly helped me out there too!
He went to bed very full!

Lively harbour, fair ground rides,  men smoking, traders with bags, accessories, sunglasses, and families and children out and about.

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