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 Urso, Lipari www.ursobus.com Tel 090-9811026.

 Zappala & Torrisi www.zappala-torrisi.it CataniaTel 095-7647139.

By car

Car rental firms abound at the major airports and cities and are best booked from abroad, often as fly-drive package deals. One good road map recommended for drivers is the Touring Club Italiano (TCI) 1:200,000 ‘Sicilia’.

The following terminology can be of help in understanding timetables:

Cambio a …/coincidenza change at …/connection Estivo/invernale summer/winter Feriale working days (ie Monday to Saturday) Festivo holidays (ie Sundays and public holidays) Giornaliero daily Lunedì a venerdì/sabato Monday to Friday/Saturday Sciopero strike Scolastico during school term

Sicily has a limited and unfinished autostrada (motorway) network, free of charge on many stretches. Off the motorways is a reasonable network of state roads, referred to on maps and signposting as strada statale (or SS with an identifying number), not to mention the smaller roads, strada provinciale(SP plus a number), for which the provinces are responsible. The Italian Automobile Club (ACI) breakdown service is (116.