Sicily – Agrigento
Sicily – Messina Cathedral
Sicily – Greek Theatre, Siracusa
Sicily – Rabbits Island, Lampedusa
Sicily – Militello Cathedral
Sicily – Monreale
Sicily – Monreale Cathedral
Sicily – Mount Etna and Catania
Sicily – Ustica
Sicily – Trapani
Sicily – Valle dei Templi, Agrigento
Sicily
Sicily, in the South of Italy, is the biggest Island in the Mediterranean Sea, and the biggest Italian region. The Strait of Messina separates Sicily from the rest of Italy.
The Region Capital is Palermo, which has been Italian Capital of Culture in 2018. The other provinces are: Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina, Ragusa, Siracusa e Trapani.
Eolie, Pelagie, and Egadi archipelagos and the Islands of Ustica, Lampedusa, and Pantelleria belong to Sicily.
In the majestic Palermo Cathedral rests the patron Saint Rosalia. The Norman Palace was built by the Arabs and is known as the Royal Palace.
Local markets are very picturesque: Ballarò, Vucciria, Capo and Borgo Vecchio.
In Agrigento, where the writer Luigi Pirandello was born, you may visit one of the richest and well-preserved archeological areas of the Magna Grecia: The Vally of the Temples.
Catania’s historic town center is in pure Sicilian baroque: there are many places to visit, like the roman amphitheater, the Sant’Agata Cathedral built above the roman Achille’s baths, the Middle Age Ursino Castle, and the birthplace of the writer Giovanni Verga.
Siracusa, which includes Ortigia Island, has an important archeological area with a V century BC Greek Theatre. The theatre is nowadays used for classical plays. Dionisio’s Ear is an artificial grotto with extraordinary acoustic features.
Taormina is famous for its III century BC Greek Theater, which is in perfect condition and is still used for several cultural festivals and plays. Taormina is one of the artists’ favorite destinations, and for historical, and cultural tourism too.
Caltagirone is famous thanks to its pottery and 18th-century villas; in Monreale, next to Palermo, you may visit the celebrated Cathedral which recalls Arab and north European style; the medieval city of Cefalù hosts a wonderful norman Cathedral; Bagheria is the birthplace of the painter Renato Guttuso, and numerous villas may be visited there; Modica is so well-known all over the world thanks to its particular chocolate that in town there is a special museum dedicated to chocolate>>>
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN SICILY
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Piazza Armerina: Villa Romana del Casale (Enna)
Aeolian Islands: Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi e Panarea
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (Siracusa)
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Mount Etna (Catania)
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
UNESCO INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY IN SICILY
Opera dei Pupi (Sicilian puppet theatre)
Pantelleria’s agricultural practice of cultivating the ‘vite ad alberello’ (head-trained bush vines)
ART TOWNS IN SICILY
Catania
Noto
Palermo
Siracusa
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES OF ITALY IN SICILY
In the Province of Messina
Castelmola
Castroreale
Milazzo
Montalbano Elicona
Novara di Sicilia
San Marco d’Alunzio
Savoca
In the Province of Palermo:
Cefalù
Gangi
Geraci Siculo
Petralia Soprana
In the Province of Siracusa:
Ferla
Palazzolo Acreide
In other provinces:
Castiglione di Sicilia – in the Province of Catania
Erice – in the Province of Trapani
Militello In Val di Catania – in the Province of Catania
Monterosso Almo – in the Province of Ragusa
Salemi – in the Province of Trapani
Sambuca di Sicilia – in the Province of Agrigento
Sperlinga – in the Province of Enna
Sutera – in the Province of Caltanissetta
Troina – in the Province of Enna
AUTHENTIC VILLAGES OF ITALY IN SICILY
Caltabellotta (AG)
Troina (EN)
Castelbuono (PA)
FAI PROPERTIES IN SICILY
Giardino della Kolymbethra (Agrigento – 1999)
Giardino Pantesco Donnafugata (Pantelleria – TP – 2008)
Area costiera a Cala Junco ( Isola di Panarea – ME- 1977)
Area collinare sull’Isola di Levanzo ( Isola dei Ciclopi – 2001)