Into the countryside

Our first activity today involved a ride through the green rolling hills outside of Palermo that produce citrus such as tangerines, lemons and oranges as well as hundreds of acres of olive trees. (I didn't know that there is not a separate variety of black olives.  To get black olives, the farmers leave the green ones on the tees and they turn black
during the winter.)  80% of Sicily is agricultural.

We arrived at Cafalu which is perched high on the cliffs above of the sea.

   






One of the most famous sites in Cafalu is the Cathedral of Cafalu.  It dates from the 12th century during the Norman period.  It has some stunning architectural elements of previous Arab domination in the area, including interesting tile work and mosaics. Because it sits so close to the sea, its construction has the look of a fortress.

There are lots of alleys like this in Cafalu.

A mobile friut pedeler