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- Pantelleria. Spectacular in every way, Pantelleria is unique for being the largest of Sicily’s satellite islands and for sitting a mere 37 miles east of Tunisia, which is visible from the island on clear days.
- Lampedusa. Southwest of Sicily, Lampedusa is the largest of the three Pelagie Islands that, like Pantelleria, are geographically part of the African continent.
- Linosa. Much smaller than Lampedusa at two square miles, Linosa has a year-round population of fewer than 500. Although it has brightly painted homes and volcanic features like craters and black-sand beaches, the island’s biggest attractions are the loggerhead sea turtles that often select the beach at Cala Pozzolana as a nesting site.
- Favignana. Situated off the western point of Sicily, Favignana is the largest of the three Egadi Islands; unlike many other Sicilian islands, the Egadi are not volcanic but rather dolomitic in origin, giving their cliffs a light pink hue that intensifies at sunset.
The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in Sicily and the south of the Italian Peninsula plus, for a time, in Northern Africa from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of the southern peninsula. The island was divided into three regions: Val di Mazara, Val Demone ...
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Sicily is separated by the Straits of Messina; if you arrive by car you'll cross from mainland Italy to Sicily via a short ferry ride. On our map the red boxes indicate recommended beaches. There are many more, but you have to start to narrow down your choices, don't you? The lines connecting the cities represent the rail lines of Sicily. Trains in...
Popular to visit are the Greek archaeological sites at Selinunte, Segesta, and the site of Erice, near Trapani: Pepoli Castle hosts the Torri Popoli Resort. Lodging tends to be inexpensive on this end of Sicily, so you'll find many options using the buttons below. Torri Pepoli Resort Other Erice Lodging
Sicily is a big destination for food and wine enthusiasts. Judy Witts-Francini, Divina Cucina, provides lively food and wine toursof the island. Highly recommended. Street food in Sicily is considered some of the best in Europe, and Palermo is tops in the category. You can take a very reasonably priced Palermo Street Food Tourand eat the best. If y...
Sicily has three airports. The smallest is Trapani Airport. Larger are Palermo and Catania; you will probably be coming into Sicily via one of these. Viator offers a very popular private arrival transferfrom Palermo Airport direct to your hotel.
Palermo's proximity to the sea gives it a very moderate climate with an extremely narrow range between the expected high and low temperatures. See the charts at Palermo Historic climate and Current Weather.
Southern Italy forms the lower part of the Italian "boot", containing the ankle ( Campania ), the toe ( Calabria ), the arch ( Basilicata ), and the heel ( Apulia ), Molise (north of Apulia) and Abruzzo (north of Molise) along with Sicily, removed from Calabria by the narrow Strait of Messina. Separating the "heel" and toe of the "boot" is the ...
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- Lipari. Lipari is the largest of the Aeolians, a UNESCO-protected volcanic chain off of Sicily’s northeast coast. The island has the largest population of the Aeolians, and that number swells to nearly twice its regular size in the summer months.
- Panarea. Though the car-free island of Panarea draws a chi-chi crowd (think yacht owners and fashion-industry VIPs from the mainland), it is at its heart a rugged, rustic place where natural beauty is the primary draw.
- Vulcano. Like its name makes clear, Vulcano is a volcanic island whose geography affords it fantastic outdoor diversions such as black-sand beaches, volcano hiking trails (Scalata al Cratere), sulphurous hot springs and mud baths (Laghetto di Fanghi), and rock formations carved by the sea and wind (Valley of Monsters).
- Salina. Twenty-five years ago, Salina’s incredible beauty caught the eye of Hollywood, who filmed “Il Postino” here in 1994. More lush than other Sicilian volcanic islands, Salina features stunning bays, including Pollara, the dramatic beach where the film was shot and whose stratified cliffs reveal years of lava flow and battering elements.
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. In 1861, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was invaded and conquered by an Expedition Corp ( Expedition of the Thousand) led by Giuseppe Garibaldi during the Italian unification. After a referendum, Two Sicilies was annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia. Later, with several other northern city-states and duchies, formed ...
Map of Sicily’s most famous attractions. Sicily is famous for its numerous landmarks and landscapes, all of which we have highlighted in the map below. These include one of the world’s most active volcanoes Mount Etna and the UNESCO World Heritage Site at The Valley of Temples. It’s also highly worth paying a visit to one of the best ...
