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Sicilia

Italy

About Sicilia

Sicily condenses 2,500 years of layered history — Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards — onto an island large enough (25,000 km²) that it needs its own circuit, not a single base. It combines the active Etna volcano, spectacular coastline (Taormina), Greek temples better preserved than in Greece itself (Valle dei Templi), and Baroque towns (Noto, Ragusa).

Food & drink

AranciniFood

Pasta alla NormaFood

CannoliFood

GranitaFood

Cous cous trapaneseFood

Fish couscous from Trapani, reflecting the island's Arab influence.

Vino dell'EtnaDrink

Things to do

Valle dei Templi, Agrigento

historic site

Mount Etna (trekking/volcano excursion)

adventure sport

Taormina & Teatro Greco

historic site

Ortigia (Siracusa's old island core)

cultural site

Cattedrale di Monreale

religious site

Scala dei Turchi

beach

Isole Eolie (Lipari, Vulcano, Stromboli)

island

Palermo Street Food & Mercato del Capo

culinary experience

Cefalù

beach

Noto

cultural site

Ragusa Ibla

cultural site

Palazzo dei Normanni & Cappella Palatina

historic site

Circuit stages

1

Palermo

2–2 nights

The capital, markets, Norman mosaics, street food.

2

Cefalù / North Coast

1–2 nights

Beach and a medieval coastal town.

3

Taormina & Etna

2–3 nights

Greek theater with Etna views, a volcano ascent.

4

Siracusa & Ortigia

1–2 nights

Greek historic core, the island of Ortigia.

5

Noto & Val di Noto (southeastern Baroque)

1–2 nights

UNESCO Baroque towns, Ragusa, Modica (chocolate).

6

Agrigento (Valle dei Templi)

1–1 nights

Greek temples, among the best-preserved in the world.