SICILY CHARM
One more tour, to love Sicily
Sicily's sunny, dry climate, scenery, cuisine, history, and architecture attract many tourists from the rest of Italy and abroad. The tourist season peaks in the summer months, although people visit the island all year round. Mount Etna, the beaches, the archaeological sites, and major cities such as Palermo, Catania, Syracuse and Ragusa are the favourite tourist destinations, but the old town of Taormina and the neighbouring seaside resort of Giardini Naxos draw visitors from all over the world, as do the Aeolian Islands, Erice, Terrasini, Castellammare del Golfo, Cefalù, Agrigento, the Pelagie Islands and Capo d'Orlando. The last features some of the best-preserved temples of the ancient Greek period. Many Mediterranean cruise ships stop in Sicily, and many wine tourists also visit the island.
Travel tips and advice
EXPERIENCES AND ITINERARIES
THE FRIARS WALK
The itinerary follows the ancient routes that the monks used to walk or ride on mules. We are talking about the path “The way of the friars“. It is a 166-km-long route from the heart of Sicily to the Norman town of Cefalù.
Places
Caltanissetta, Messina
What I like about it
It doesn’t matter whether you are believers or not: walking will help you discover a new way of travelling inside and outside yourself. Let’s march!
PANTALICA
Pantalica is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and also the perfect place for trekking and hydro trekking, it is located on a plateau surrounded by canyons (called 'caves') and shaped by two rivers that flow through it.
Adress
Siracusa
What I like about it
Pantalica is the perfect place to visit if you love long walks, if you want to hear the sound of rushing water and feel the wind blowing through the trees.
SAILING SICILY
Vulcano is a must stop on a sailing tour of the Aeolian Islands. It is the closest island to Milazzo and this makes it the ideal destination for those who have very little time and are travelling with a large family or with a group of friends.
Places
Eolie, Messina
What I like about it
The Fanghi area is characterised by the intense smell of sulphur emanations, and is renowned for its therapeutic purposes and for taking care of the body.