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Antoinette Scardia says:
My children and I visited Sicily in September and Ciro Grillo was our tour guide and Rosario our driver. I can say that we had the most wonderful experience due to the professionalism and knowledge of our guide. The hotels were unbelievable and the suggestions for touring and dining were outstanding. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Ciro. If you want to see Sicily he is definitely the go to guy!! Excellent!!
Barbara and Frank Badome - NYC says:
I wanted to tell you what a wonderful experience we had with you and your team. The bed and breakfast Villa Cannoli you recommended exceeded our expectations we felt very much at home and loved breakfast on the terrace every morning.. We were a little hesitant at first but Pietro and Salvatore were wonderful.
Our day with Rosario and Andrea was great we enjoyed Erice and your suggestion to go to Segesta was great Frank loved the ruins our trip to Trapani and the salt ponds was interesting. The weather was a little cold but Rosario had jackets in his car that we used. He really came prepared. That special cannoli…what can I say. The best I have every had! We let them choose a place for lunch in Trapani and it was delicious!
Our day with Andrea to Sciara to visit the family was great he was good at doing the translations for us. He managed to find the church’s in Termini Immerse and Trabia without any trouble. We asked him to pick a place for lunch and we went to a restaurant at the bottom of the castle in Caccamo. It was so delicious. He is very personable and so much fun to talk to. He is going to be very successful in the tourist industry.
Our day with you to Cimmina was so meaningful to cousin Sal and Amy. The visit to the Museum was so interesting that we came home and purchased the movie “The Leopard” and are looking forward to seeing it. We all enjoyed the visit to Cefalu. Lunch near the water was great. The visit to your home town Ventimiglia was over the top. It is something Frank will never forget he loved the feast, the band and the singers and dancers. I will never forget the taste of those chestnuts! Thank you for showing us your family home so full of antiques! It was beautiful. Frank enjoyed talking with your cousin. The day went so fast. Cousin Amy and Sal were so impressed they kept thanking me for arranging it. I told them it was all you. They send you a big thank you!
Our last day with Christina was great. She found the church in Palermo with no problem. Amy and Frank got to see the church of their great great great grandparents. She took us for street food that Amy wanted to taste and we had a nice lunch very near the church. We felt a little bad for her she was trying so hard to accommodate Amy and Sal.but Sal was having a bad day due to his Altzeimers disease and did not want to walk. We told Christina to take him back to the hotel. I know she felt bad she had other places planned for us to see. We went back to the church and this time found it open so I was able to take pictures for Frank’s family genealogy book. She found the Jeweler and Frank was able to get his trinacria. He was so happy it was just what he wanted.
We had such a great time and look forward to visiting again some day.
Frank and Lynn Arnone - Brooklyn says:
Just a few words of thanks for your service in helping Lynn and I enjoy Sicily to its fullest.. We will have so many memories of the island, it’s people and of course the
Cannoli..We plan to return and most certainly contact you again. Pass our warmest regards to Enrico and again our thanks. Regards
David W Underwood says:
Is this Frank and Lynn from Burke VA?
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Diana and Nancy NYC says:
Review:
To experience the best of Sicily, one needs a guide and a driver. We had the best in Ciro. For 10 days, we ate well, learned about Sicily, saw amazing sites, felt safe and assured, with an itinerary that was well planned and memorable. Thank you Ciro.
Ellen Torchinsky NYC says:
Matt and Whitney Marshall AR says:
I didn’t think Sicily could get any better, but today was absolutely amazing! Great food, wine, and scenery. The best was a medieval town called Erice that had the most spectacular views. Thanks to our guide Ciro Grillo and to Margie Raimondo for connecting us. Everyone should visit Sicily!
Janine, John and Maureen M. ( NY) says:
When we finally made the decision to go to Sicily on a tour organized here in New York, we had to figure out how to take a side trip to the town where our family was from. Thru our genealogist Giovanni Montani, we were put in touch with Ciro Grillo of sicilyroutes.com. We were met by Ciro at our hotel in Palermo and he drove us to the town of Resuttano, located in the center of the island. Thru research completed by Giovanni, Ciro was able to show us the two streets where our family lived, and later drove us up to the local cemetery for a quick walk around. Ciro is very knowledgeable, a great conversationalist, a safe driver and he made us feel right at home on our day tour. On the way back to Palermo, he took us to an amazing restaurant, Trattoria Don Giggio in Bagheria. The food was delicious and the setting was amazing. Before heading back to our hotel, Ciro suggested we take a look at the seaside town of Mondello. We are very glad we took this little side trip. What a beautiful seaside setting. If it hadn’t been ready to rain, we would have stayed longer and we know its a place we will return to. We consider ourselves very fortunate to have been connected to Ciro and have him as our driver/guide for our family trip to Resuttano. We would recommend him highly, and look forward to seeing Sicily again, with his assistance.
Lisa Modica says:
Ciao, Ciro!
We missed you, but Enrique (spelling??) did a great job and we had a wonderful day! Alcamo was terrific as was every other stop we made. Trapani and the salt museum was absolutely fantastic! We never knew that salt could be so fascinating! Ned kept repeating for an hour or so after the tour, “I never knew salt could be so interesting!!”. We loved the girl who did that tour (the granddaughter of one of the original owners if I’m saying that correctly).
She was terrific! Very informative, as were you! Erice was amazing, the drive up a bit scary, but we made it! Unfortunately, we were fogged out about 5 minutes after leaving the car, so the view was not possible for pictures of the coast, but we snapped a few on the way up. The medieval feel of the city was just incredible. The cannoli in Dattilo was the best cannoli I have ever eaten in my life and the staff there was lovely. Please tell Mario thank you again for treating us to the cannolis. That was not necessary, and we we truly appreciate his generosity. This entire trip was made so very special by you and Mario and Enrique (spelling?). It was really the trip of a lifetime for me. I appreciate all you 3 did to make it so special. Ned is the best to have made this possible for me. I will be posting some pics once we get home and I have a chance to get unpacked. If my mom sends you too many messages, please let me know….she means well and loves Il Volo very much, some times she doesn’t realize she may send too many messages.
Oh…and how could I have forgotten to mention Segesta? Another amazing area of Sicily! I could tour ruins all day long and never get bored. I will be telling everyone I know that they must put Sicily on their list of places to visit and that they must use you and Mario to get around! I am so glad to have come here and so glad to have seen all that we did and have learned so much about where my family is from. I will never forget this trip and cannot say thanks enough!