that Rick Steve's guides were a must for first time travelers to the continent.
My youngest niece toured Europe for four months a few years back and the only trouble she had was in Rome. A guy grabbed her purse when she and her friends came out of an alley restaurant late. She wouldn't let go and the guy drug her 20 feet before the strap broke, you'd have to know her to realize just how funny that story was.
The rudest country they visited was France by far, based on nothing other than they appeared to be obvious travelers.
Rome was great to see, never was in Sicily. Two areas I enjoyed immensely were northern, Florence gorgeous and Pompeii and Pisa were definitely worth seeing and southern, from Naples take the hydrofoil over to Capri absolutely one of my fav places on earth then hydrofoil over to Sorrento where if I knew my life was limited would be the place I choose for my last meal...
The vineyards you hit on Mt Etna, did they happen to be Gambino or Murgo? Two great vineyards, Gambino has an awesome view down the volcano into Taormina, the town of Linguaglossa is interesting. Never had a problem in that part of Sicily, although as with anywhere one should always be aware of their surroundings at all times.
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