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  Posted by JohnnySensible at 08/18/07 23:16:09

  In Italy I buy fruit & salad ingredients in the market & cut them up - before in Italy I pretty much gave up on Italian restaurants.
  http://www.vrg.org/travel/travelbb.htm#SUBJECT0666 - take a look at the post by "Sal" - currently 2nd from the bottom.
  
  This is a vegan centre / resort in Sicily with a lot more going on - http://bali3000.com/crystalsound/response.html

  
  
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  Posted by earlgrey at 10/06/07 05:36:29

  I'm back from Sicily. As we stayed at an apartment, we bought fresh vegetables and cooked our meals.
  
  In the village called Balestrate, there's a casual restaurant "Piccola Palermo". It's not a vegetarian place but they serve several vegetarian dishes and they were very good. We paid less than 12 euros for 3 plates and drink.

  
  
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  Posted by JohnnySensible at 10/06/07 09:30:12

  Italy - a rough place for veg*ns!
  
  Here is the BBC in 2000 quoting Cardinal Giacomo Biffi the ex-Archbishop of Bologna (a place infamous for it's pig abuse).
  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/668048.stm -
  
  "Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, 71, said that the modern Antichrist, identified in the Book of Revelation as a seven-headed beast, was most likely now disguised as a philanthropist supporting creeds like vegetarianism, animal rights or pacifism, or advocating dialogue with Orthodox or Anglican believers.
  
  But his true aim was to undermine the Catholic church, the Cardinal argued."

  
  
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  Posted by JohnnySensible at 10/06/07 09:44:02

  As recommended by "earlgrey" -
  
  Rosticceria "La Piccola Palermo", Via Paolino Gesugrande 22, Balestrate Village - Tel 0918787271.
  
  A "rosticceria" is the Italian equivalent of fast food, not US style burgers etc. , but "real" food. Only visit though if you trust your grasp of the Italian language!