A weekend in Palermo took us to the Greek city of Himera…
…the Roman city of Solunto
…Monreale and La Zisa
We also got to visit a wonderful nature reserve on the southeastern corner of the island, where we had lunch next to a Swabian fort from the 1200s:
The beaches were also full of spherical plant remains known as le palle di Nettuno, or Neptune’s balls…