gA wrote:
> Lucky you that you saw snow in Sicily, Ken.
In the mountains?
I sure didn't think we were lucky that day. There was *lot* of snow, and we
driving on a lonely mountain road.
> I remember that while
> in school (~40 yrs ago) they let us out to watch snow flakes
> falling and never hitting the ground...
>
> October can have the first winter rain storms but it's still very
> warm. On October 22, 2005 we were swimming in Scoglitti. Nights
> start to cool off but in general October is still warm. No need to
> talk about snow in Sicily! It's a fluke if it happens and it goes
> away quickly. Not an issue.
>
> I am going back to those same places to show some friends around
> this coming October. You probably know that in Piazza Armerina you
> must see the Mosaics of the largest roman villa existing in the
> world today, and in Enna make sure you drive up to the castle
> (Lombardia) and Federico's Tower. That site is the highest point
> in Sicily and it offers unexpected breathtaking views...
>
> Enjoy the trip and make sure to try some Agriturismo!
Thanks very much.
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Ken Blake
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>
> Ken Blake wrote:
>> tile wrote:
>>
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>>>> We'll be in Sicily in late October. If possible, we would like to
>>>> visit Piazza Armerina and/or Enna, but I'm concerned about the
>>>> possibility of snow on the mountain roads that time of year.
>>>>
>>>> We'd be driving from Agrigento there, and from there to Siracusa.
>>>> Can somebody offer advice on the weather then and the likelihood
>>>> of snow. --
>>>> Ken Blake
>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>>>
>>> maybe the Etna topo will be full of snow..
>>> But I doubt there will be snow in Sicily at this time of the year.
>>> Chances are that the climate will be so mild that you might be
>>> swimming in the sea..
>>>
>>> temperature today in Palermo is 15 C. and it is the coldest month of
>>> the year for us.
>>
>>
>> Yes, but Sicily is very mountainous. The weather on the coast can be
>> very mild at the same time as it
>> is snowing in the interior mountains. One Christmas day a number of
>> years back I drove from Taormina to Cefalu, and took the interior
>> route, rather than the Autostrada along the coast. We drove through
>> a near blizzard, but by the time we reached the northern coast at
>> Cpao d'Orlando, the sun was hining and the flowers were blooming.
>>
>> The reason I asked was largely because of that experience.
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