From the natural oasis of Monte Catalfano above Bagheria and Santa Flavia (Palermo Province, Sicily) you can see the coast of Mongerbino, Le Piscine (“the pools,” where I love to swim at sunset), and the rugged landscape of Capo Zafferano, which from this angle above the Tyrrhenian Sea, may not be recognizable to even Palermitani.

(Photo credit: Evelina Buttitta, taken this past Sunday).

So, within 30 to 40 minutes drive from Palermo center, you can be here…