Yesterday we suffer from the stormy weather. It was full day at sea! Today I woke up in Palermo, enjoying morning sun and nice landscape around the city. Mount Pelegrino is the main landmark here with the big hotel on it and a small church of Santa Rosalia – the saint – patron of Palermo.
Port with passenger docks is literally in the middle of the city. At the port gate (not a terminal) you will find tourist info kiosk distributing free city maps. Avoid a crowd of aggressive taxi drivers offering tours for 100 euro and more! There is also hop-on hop-off bus covering main city attractions for 15 euro/full day. But to get to Monte Pellegrino the budget traveller go to bus 812 stop on Plaza Crispi and the ride will cost only 1,40 euro each way! It will take you around 30 min to
reach the sanctuary by bus, but more than 2 hours by climbing. It is on the other side of the mountain! Actually it is not the church but the grotto with only one, fromt wall.
