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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: PATTI

By train Patti’s station (known as Patti–San Piero Patti) is located in the lower town,
but connected by regular buses to the upper town; for the centro storico get off at
Piazza Marconi (the stop after the hospital).

By bus There’s one daily bus here from Messina and one from Milazzo (both Mon–
Sat). Buses arrive and depart from Piazza Marconi at the foot of the centro storico.

ACCOMMODATION AND EATING

BB Casa Rubes Via Magretti 127 0941 21 64, 347 527 5001, casarubes.it. An

oasis. A lovely, relaxed B&B in a beautifully converted town house in the heart of the
old town. Highlights include the flower-filled terrace where breakfast is served at a
long table. Gracious, welcoming owners. €65

Sacra Famiglia Via Dante Alighieri 1 0941 241 622, sacrafamiglia.it. A spruce,
modern convent perched atop the old town, with functional rooms and a fabulous,
unpretentious restaurant (daily lunch & dinner), where the crowds flock in for the

antipasto feast (€15), a seemingly endless series of tasty morsels – hot and cold, and
meat-, fish- and vegetable-based – eaten on a terrace looking out to the Aeolian
Islands. There are other great fixed-menu deals as well, but make sure you arrive

hungry. Closed Easter to late Aug. €90
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Tindari

Now famous throughout Sicily as the home of a much-revered black Madonna, Tindari
began life in 396 BC as Tyndaris, an outpost of Siracusa. Built and fortified as a
defence against Carthaginian attacks along this coast, it was one of the last Greek
settlements in Sicily. Almost impregnable thanks to its commanding height, the town
continued to prosper under Rome, when it was given special privileges in return for
its loyalty.