Cafés that don't mind a laptop, markets, beaches for a long lunch break and the day trips that save a Sunday. Picked for people who stay weeks, not a weekend.
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Laptop-friendly cafés · Catania
The most consistently recommended work café in Sicily. Its website says the mezzanine and library area are dedicated to coworking, with single or group workstations and…
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Specialty-coffee café inside a historic bookbinder's and bookshop on Via Vittorio Emanuele, just down the street from the Monastero dei Benedettini.
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Independent café, not the UK chain, near Corso Italia in the modern part of Catania.
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Café-bar on the eastern pier of Catania's port, looking over the marina.
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Café, shop and gallery in one on Corso Italia, Catania's main shopping street.
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Bakery and café near Via Etnea and Villa Bellini, known for cakes and sweets. 1 from about 90 reviews, in November 2026.
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Laptop-friendly cafés · Catania
Not a café but one of Europe's largest monastic complexes, now the University of Catania's humanities department and a UNESCO-listed Baroque landmark.
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Modern café in the Politeama/Libertà area, a few minutes' walk from Teatro Politeama, and the Palermo café most often cited as laptop-friendly.
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Family-run chocolate shop and café in the Kalsa, with a garden patio, homemade chocolate and sandwiches made to order.
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Social enterprise in the Ballarò market district that combines an international restaurant, a coworking area with shared or private workstations, used mainly by…
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Bar and gelateria in the residential Libertà/Sciuti area north of Politeama, known for its gelato, Bacio and Setteveli among them.
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Cultural centre, small natural-history museum and bistrot inside the Bellotti De Magistris stationery shop (open since 1906), with its original wooden drawers, in the…
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Café and library on the mainland side of Siracusa, in the Santa Lucia area about 1 km north of Ortigia, and the best-documented laptop spot in the city.
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Bakery-café behind the Duomo in Ortigia, known for croissants, cannoli and vegan options, laid out as a series of connected rooms with quiet corners.
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Libraries and study rooms · Catania
Catania's historic civic library, inside the former Benedictine monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena, with about 290,000 volumes including incunabula and illuminated…
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Libraries and study rooms · Marsala
Marsala's municipal library, housed since the late 1990s in the former Benedictine convent of San Pietro in the historic centre, alongside the Civic Museum.
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Messina's main research library, run by the Regione Siciliana, in the city centre a short walk from the Duomo and Messina Centrale station.
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Ragusa's municipal library, in Ragusa Superiore. Since 4 March 2026 it opens every morning 9:00–13:00, plus Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 15:00–17:30 (Quotidiano di…
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Free summer study rooms that municipalities in the province of Ragusa open in their beach resorts.
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Libraries and study rooms · Trapani
Trapani's historic public library, in the former church of San Giacomo in the old town.
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Neighbourhoods · Agrigento
The medieval town on the western hill, officially called Girgenti again since April 2016.
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Neighbourhoods · Caltagirone
Caltagirone's symbol: 142 steps faced with majolica tiles, climbing almost to the top of the hill and the mother church of Santa Maria del Monte.
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Neighbourhoods · Caltagirone
The town's 19th-century public garden, which links the historic centre with the newer district.
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Neighbourhoods · Catania
The UNESCO-listed Baroque core around Piazza Duomo, the Pescheria fish market, Via Vittorio Emanuele and the Monastero dei Benedettini.
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Neighbourhoods · Catania
Via Etnea, Catania's main street, runs about 3 km in a straight line from Piazza Duomo north to Tondo Gioeni, past Villa Bellini park.
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Neighbourhoods · Catania
Residential quarter in the north-east of Catania, on the lava-rock coast towards Aci Castello.
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Neighbourhoods · Catania
North-eastern quarter of Catania that includes the Guardia area around Corso Italia, the city's main shopping street.
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Neighbourhoods · Corleone
Two tall, isolated rocks frame Corleone. The Rocca Soprana, east of the centre, carries the Castello Soprano, a round watchtower the Arabs built in the 9th century; you…
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Favara's main square has had its present shape since the 16th century.
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Neighbourhoods · Gangi
Gangi's old town climbs Monte Marone in tight rows of stone houses.
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Neighbourhoods · Licata
In the second half of the 1800s the sulphur trade brought wealthy families and foreign consulates to Licata, and with them Liberty buildings.
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Neighbourhoods · Palermo
Historic quarter in the south-east of Palermo's old town, between Via Roma, the sea front and Via Lincoln.
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Neighbourhoods · Palermo
Palermo's 19th and 20th-century new town around Teatro Politeama and the tree-lined Via della Libertà: shops, offices and more modern apartment blocks than the old town…
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Neighbourhoods · Palermo
Historic market quarter between Via Roma, La Cala harbour, Piazza Caracciolo and Via Argenteria.
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Neighbourhoods · Palermo
Palermo's seaside district, with the city's best-known beach between the Capo Gallo and Monte Pellegrino nature reserves.
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Neighbourhoods · Palermo
Former fishing village on the north-west edge of Palermo, now part of the city.
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Neighbourhoods · Sambuca di Sicilia
The oldest part of Sambuca, laid out around seven Saracen alleys that locals call li setti vaneddi, on the site of the Arab town of Zabut founded around 830.
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Neighbourhoods · Sciacca
Piazza Scandaliato is the terrace of Sciacca, looking down on the fishing port.
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Neighbourhoods · Siracusa
The small island that forms Siracusa's historic centre, joined to the mainland by bridges and packed with Greek, Baroque and medieval landmarks.
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Historic café facing the Baroque Basilica of San Sebastiano in central Acireale, the town of the Nivarata granita festival.
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Large bar with a big veranda just outside Acireale's historic centre, cited by Dissapore (2016) and Balarm (2021) as the town's late-night granita stop.
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Bar by Piazza San Domenico in Acireale's historic centre. Balarm's 2021 article on Acireale granita recommends it for traditional almond and for 'mandorla araba', an…
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Bib Gourmand restaurant in central Catania (Michelin, €€). The owner grew up in the United States and built the menu on his grandmother's Sicilian recipes, using…
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Pasticceria and tavola calda on Via Etnea at the corner with Via Umberto, in business since 1897. The counter is split between savoury snacks, pastry, gelato and granita.
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Food and drink · Catania
Via Plebiscito, the long road ringing Catania's old centre, is where the horse-meat grills work in the evening: 'arrusti e mancia', roast and eat, with meat cooked over…
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Food and drink · Catania
One of Catania's traditional street kiosks, selling 'seltz, limone e sale': soda water with fresh lemon juice and a pinch of salt, the city's classic hot-weather drink.
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Fried-fish takeaway on the Pescheria square serving paper cones of fried calamari, prawns and small fish from the market, plus oysters opened to order.
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Seafood osteria on Via Pardo, inside the Pescheria market area, buying from the stalls outside.
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Historic café-pasticceria on Corso Italia, Catania's smart shopping avenue near the Piazza Europa seafront, with outdoor tables.
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Old-school bar in Gravina di Catania, the hill town just north of the city on the road to Etna.
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Food and drink · Catania
Catania's evening food and drink cluster, a few blocks north-east of Piazza Duomo and Teatro Massimo Bellini.
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Gelateria and granita bar on Piazza Bellini, facing Catania's opera house, a few minutes from Via Etnea.
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Messina granita bar at the corner of Viale Italia and Via Noviziato, in its current premises since 1977, next to a panoramic terrace over the city and the Strait.
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Bar on Corso Cavour in central Messina, a few minutes from the Duomo, making traditional gelato and granita since 1967 and included in Gambero Rosso's July 2026…
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City-centre branch of Eden Bar, the Torre Faro granita bar that Dissapore ranked first in Messina in 2018.
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Historic café in Briga Marina, on the coast south of Messina, serving customers since 1940 according to Gambero Rosso, which included it in its July 2026 selection of…
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Food and drink · Modica
Modica's best-known chocolate maker, producing cold-worked Modica chocolate since 1880 according to its website.
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Bar in Modica named in Gambero Rosso's July 2026 selection of Sicily's best granitas, singled out for its 'cremolate', a fruit-heavy granita style made with generous…
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Café-pasticceria on Noto's Baroque main street, in business since 1892 according to its website and associated with pastry chef Corrado Assenza.
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Historic pastry café and gelateria on a quiet side street near Noto Cathedral, the main local alternative to the better-known Caffè Sicilia.
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Food and drink · Palermo
Opened in 1834 opposite the church of San Francesco d'Assisi, this focacceria still has its Florio-foundry cast-iron kitchen and marble tables from 1902.
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Antonino Buffa earned the nickname 'u Ballerino' for the way he moves behind the counter.
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An open-air fry stand on Piazza della Kalsa, founded by the Biondo family in 1943.
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Food and drink · Palermo
Arancina shop on Via Maqueda between the Quattro Canti and Teatro Massimo, with 20 to 30-plus fillings: ragù, burro, anelletti, cuttlefish ink, octopus ragù, several…
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Food and drink · Palermo
Pastry shop inside the former Dominican monastery of Santa Caterina, between Piazza Pretoria and Piazza Bellini.
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A Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide, meaning good food at moderate prices, set in the old rooms of a historic shop on the Cassaro, a few steps from the Vucciria.
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Family pastry shop in its fourth generation, with about 80 years of history according to its website.
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Street-food counter at the sea end of the Cassaro, on the corner of Piazza Marina, specialising in pani câ meusa ordered 'schittu' (plain, with lemon) or 'maritatu'…
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Small Piazza Sant'Anna, off Via Vittorio Emanuele, and the Kalsa streets around it are one of Palermo's main evening drinks areas, busiest in summer.
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Wine tavern in the Vucciria, open since 1896 and once known for its sweet 'Sangue di Sicilia' wine.
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Traditional trattoria north of the Capo market, recommended in a 2026 Doeatbetter guide for pasta con le sarde: sardines, wild fennel, pine nuts and raisins, served in…
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Food and drink · Palermo
Mondello, Palermo's beach suburb about 7 km from the centre, is where Palermitans go for seaside food and evening walks.
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Old gelateria on the Foro Italico seafront at the edge of the Kalsa.
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Gelateria in the residential north of Palermo, in the Croce Rossa–Notarbartolo area, included in Dissapore's 2019 Palermo granita guide, which recommends its mulberry…
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Coffee roastery founded in 1922 on a side street between Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Piazza Pretoria, in the heart of the old town.
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Artisan gelateria on Corso Vittorio Emanuele near Palermo Cathedral.
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Large bar and pastry shop on Piazza Don Bosco in the Libertà district, in business since 1955 according to guide listings, known for granita with brioche col tuppo…
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Food and drink · Palermo
Pedestrian street between Via Roma and Via Ruggero Settimo in the Politeama district, lined with café terraces. Its anchor is Antico Caffè Spinnato (No.
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Cheese shop inside the Ortigia market, famous for huge sandwiches assembled at the counter, often with a show from the owners.
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Deli and tasting bar at the edge of the Ortigia market, operating since 1978 according to a 2026 Doeatbetter guide.
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Ortigia pastry shop recommended in a 2026 Doeatbetter guide for ricotta cannoli filled to order with Pizzuta d'Avola almonds, and for brioche col tuppo.
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Cocktail bar a few steps from the Temple of Apollo in Ortigia, open for about twelve years and recently moved to a larger space on an open piazzetta.
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Food and drink · Taormina
Granita bar a few steps from Taormina's Palazzo dei Congressi, open since 1996.
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Pastry shop and gelateria in Trapani's old town, founded in 1885 and known above all for its jasmine granita, recommended by Dissapore in 2017.
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Markets · Catania
Catania's famous fish market, just behind Piazza Duomo and the Amenano fountain.
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Catania's big general market, between Piazza Carlo Alberto and Piazza Stesicoro and spilling into the side streets.
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Markets · Palermo
Palermo's oldest and largest street market, along Via Ballarò between Via Casa Professa and Piazza del Carmine in the Albergheria.
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Markets · Palermo
Historic market entered through the 14th-century Porta Carini, spreading through the alleys of the old Seralcadio quarter near the Cathedral and Teatro Massimo.
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Markets · Palermo
Historic market area between Via Roma, La Cala, Piazza Caracciolo, Piazza Garraffello and Via Argenteria.
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Markets · Siracusa
Siracusa's morning market along Via Emanuele De Benedictis and nearby streets in Ortigia, close to the Temple of Apollo.
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Basalt sea stacks just off Aci Trezza which, according to legend, Polyphemus threw at Ulysses.
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Beaches and nature · Agrigento
A white marl cliff shaped into natural terraces on the coast west of Agrigento, a regional geosite and a geological reference for the Messinian–Zanclean boundary.
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Beaches and nature · Agrigento
A coastal reserve in the municipality of Siculiana, west of Agrigento, established in 2000 by the Sicilian Region and entrusted to WWF Italia.
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Beaches and nature · Agrigento
Agrigento's seaside district, at the mouth of the river Akragas (also called San Leone), with long beaches, dunes and the Maddalusa shore to the west.
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Beaches and nature · Cefalù
Cefalù sits at the foot of a rocky headland on the north coast and is one of Sicily's main seaside resorts; its cathedral is part of the UNESCO Arab-Norman site (2015).
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Beaches and nature · Licata
A bay west of Licata, on the stretch of coast where headlands, coves, pebbles and low cliffs alternate with sand.
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Beaches and nature · Milazzo
The headland north of Milazzo divides the Gulf of Milazzo from the Gulf of Patti; since 2019 its tip has been a marine protected area.
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Beaches and nature · Noto
A 1,512-hectare coastal reserve between Noto and Marzamemi, established in 1984 and listed as a Ramsar wetland.
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Beaches and nature · Noto
Two beaches in the northern sector of the Vendicari reserve.
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Noto's seaside frazione, about 5 km from the Baroque town, founded in 1928 with a beach of fine golden sand.
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Beaches and nature · Palermo
Palermo's city beach, in the frazione of Mondello between the Capo Gallo and Monte Pellegrino nature reserves.
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Beaches and nature · Palermo
Sferracavallo is a frazione on Palermo's north-western edge; much of its land lies in the Capo Gallo reserve and its sea in the Capo Gallo–Isola delle Femmine marine…
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Beaches and nature · Ragusa
Marina di Ragusa (called Mazzarelli until 1928) is one of the main beach resorts on the Ragusa coast, and its population swells to about 60,000 in high season.
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Beaches and nature · Scicli
A seaside frazione of Scicli with fewer than a thousand residents on the Ragusa coast.
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Beaches and nature · Siracusa
A seaside frazione of Siracusa about 12 km south of the city, with around a thousand residents that multiply in summer, when it turns into a holiday resort.
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Beaches and nature · Taormina
A small tidal island in the Ionian Sea below Taormina; at times the narrow channel dries and it becomes a peninsula.
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Beaches and nature · Trapani
A seaside town of about 4,800 people at the western tip of the Gulf of Castellammare, known for its long town beach and for rock climbing on the cliffs around it.
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Beaches and nature · Trapani
One of the oldest and most important tuna fisheries in Sicily, built no earlier than the 13th century, enlarged by the Sanclemente family in the 15th–16th centuries…
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Day trips · Agrigento
The ridge of Doric temples of ancient Akragas, UNESCO-listed since 1997 and, at about 1,300 ha, described as the largest archaeological park in Europe and the…
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Day trips · Catania
The Circumetnea is a narrow-gauge railway that originally ran from Catania to Riposto, circling Etna through the towns on its slopes.
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Day trips · Cefalù
Cefalù is a town of about 13,800 people at the foot of a rocky headland, one of Sicily's main seaside resorts and inside the Madonie park.
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Day trips · Cefalù
A town of about 7,850 people, one of the 15 municipalities of the Madonie park, named after the castle around which it grew in the 14th century.
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Day trips · Enna
A brackish lake with no inflow or outflow, about 5 km from Enna at 670 m, and the only wetland in central Sicily where migratory birds stop.
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Day trips · Favignana
The main island of the Egadi archipelago; the Comune di Favignana also covers Levanzo and Marettimo.
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Day trips · Favignana
The two smaller Egadi islands, both villages of the Comune di Favignana. Levanzo, at about 5 km² the smallest of the group, is close enough to Trapani for a day trip.
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Day trips · Lipari
Lipari is the largest of the seven Aeolian Islands and seat of a municipality that also covers Vulcano, Panarea, Stromboli, Filicudi and Alicudi; about 12,800 people…
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Day trips · Lipari
The second-largest Aeolian island, with about 2,500 residents split between three municipalities: Santa Marina on the east coast, Malfa to the north and Leni to the…
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Day trips · Lipari
The easternmost Aeolian island is a volcano of roughly 920 m with three active craters and almost continuous explosive activity; lava runs down to the sea along the…
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Day trips · Marsala
Motya was a powerful ancient city on San Pantaleo island in the Stagnone lagoon between Trapani and Marsala.
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Day trips · Marsala
Selinunte was a rich Greek city on Sicily's south-west coast, between the Cottone and Modione rivers, with temples from 550 BC, five of them on the acropolis; it may…
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Day trips · Modica
Three of the eight late-Baroque towns of the Val di Noto inscribed by UNESCO on 25 June 2002 after their rebuilding following the 1693 earthquake.
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Day trips · Noto
Noto lies 32 km south-west of Siracusa at the foot of the Hyblaean Mountains and gives its name to the Val di Noto.
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Day trips · Palermo
A hill town forming one urban area with Palermo and seat of an archdiocese.
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Day trips · Palermo
The largest of the Pelagie Islands and Italy's southernmost point, geographically part of Africa: about 20 km², in the municipality of Lampedusa e Linosa (about 5,900…
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Day trips · Piazza Armerina
A 4th-century Roman villa about 3 km from Piazza Armerina whose mosaic and opus sectile floors cover around 3,500 m², UNESCO-listed since 1997.
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Day trips · Piazza Armerina
Morgantina is a Greek and Roman city abandoned in the 1st century AD, which is why it was never built over.
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Day trips · Sambuca di Sicilia
An artificial lake below Sambuca, formed by damming the Carboj river and the Rincione stream, shared by Sambuca, Sciacca and Santa Margherita di Belice.
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Day trips · Sambuca di Sicilia
Ruins of an ancient town on the Adranon plateau above Sambuca, inhabited from at least the 4th century BC, with an acropolis, a Punic sanctuary, storerooms and a…
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Day trips · Sciacca
The remains of a Greek city on Capo Bianco, a promontory with white cliffs near the mouth of the Platani, about 25 km west of Agrigento.
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Day trips · Siracusa
Ortigia, the small island that forms Siracusa's historic centre, and the Neapolis archaeological park on the mainland, one of the largest and most important…
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Day trips · Taormina
A hill town of about 10,400 residents above the Ionian Sea, a tourist destination since the 19th century and once a Grand Tour stop.
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Day trips · Taormina
Two small hill villages north of Taormina above the Ionian coast.
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Day trips · Trapani
Segesta was one of the main cities of the Elymians, one of Sicily's three indigenous peoples.
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Day trips · Trapani
A hilltop town on Monte Erice above Trapani, member of the 'Borghi più belli d'Italia' association.
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Day trips · Trapani
The largest of the islands around Sicily, in the middle of the Strait of Sicily, about 70 km from Tunisia and 110 km from Sicily.
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The largest of the Cyclops islands, about 400 m off Aci Trezza: an oval of basalt and hardened clay 250 m by 150 m, just under 2 hectares and 35 m high at the top.
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Small museum in a 19th-century two-room house next to the church of San Giovanni Battista, named after the medlar-tree house in Verga's I Malavoglia.
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Experiences · Agrigento
A little over five hectares of citrus groves, almonds, olives and Mediterranean scrub in a hollow inside the Valle dei Templi, where Greek Akragas had a large pool.
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Experiences · Agrigento
Agrigento's archaeological museum shows more than 5,000 objects in 17 rooms: the first eleven on ancient Akragas, the rest on sites across the provinces of Agrigento…
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Experiences · Agrigento
The house in Contrada Caos, west of Agrigento, where Luigi Pirandello, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934, was born.
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Experiences · Castelbuono
The castle the Ventimiglia began in 1316 now holds Castelbuono's Museo Civico: archaeology, sacred art including the Sant'Anna treasure, modern and contemporary art, and…
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Experiences · Catania
Etna's only cable car climbs from Rifugio Sapienza on the south side (about 1,920 m) to 2,500 m. 5 hours, €82. The cable car alone costs €54 return.
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95). Tastings can include arancini, cannoli, pasta alla Norma, sfincione and granita.
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Experiences · Catania
A nature reserve of about 2,000 hectares at the mouth of the Simeto river, within the municipality of Catania near Villaggio Primosole, established in 1984.
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Italian school in Cefalù, near the station, old town and beach, open January to December.
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The International Documentation Centre on the Mafia and the Anti-Mafia Movement opened on 12 December 2000 in the former San Ludovico complex.
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Experiences · Corleone
On the edge of Corleone's old town, below the Castello Soprano, the Torrente Corleone cuts a canyon through the rock and drops 18 m (the Comune's figure) into a pool…
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Experiences · Enna
The regional museum on Piazza Mazzini tells how people lived around Enna from prehistory to the Middle Ages.
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Experiences · Enna
One of the largest medieval castles in Sicily, covering about 26,000 m² at the eastern tip of Enna's hill.
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Experiences · Enna
Enna's Holy Week rites date back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when Spanish rule brought solemn processions and gave confraternities a central role.
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Experiences · Favara
The project that put Favara on the map: notary Andrea Bartoli and lawyer Florinda Saieva opened it on 25 June 2010 in the Sette Cortili, seven small linked courtyards in…
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Experiences · Favara
A square castle with sides of about 31 m on Favara's main square, built around 1270 and later held by the Chiaramonte family, who gave it its name.
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Experiences · Gangi
Gangi's civic museum fills Palazzo Sgadari in the old town: archaeology, sacred art, ethnographic collections and tools of farming life, plus a picture gallery and an…
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Experiences · Gangi
Gangi's main church, San Nicolò di Bari, faces Piazza del Popolo beside the 17th-century town hall.
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Experiences · Licata
A baroque fortress at 130 m on Monte Sant'Angelo, begun in 1615 beside a 1580s watchtower and finished in 1640; it was never attacked.
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The village museum, named after the archaeologist Antonino Di Vita, shows finds from digs and surveys around Licodia Eubea, an area inhabited since the 5th millennium BC…
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Experiences · Marsala
The shallow lagoon north of Marsala, a regional reserve since 1984, with several islands including San Pantaleo, site of the Phoenician city of Motya (Mozia).
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Experiences · Modica
A 13 km river gorge cutting the Hyblaean plateau between Modica and Ispica, lined with prehistoric necropolises, early Christian catacombs, rock-cut oratories…
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Language centre in the Politeama and Libertà area, part of the International House network and recognised since 1982.
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Guided food walks through Palermo's markets and old town run by Do Eat Better Experience, a food-tour company working across Sicily. 95.
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A 586-hectare coastal reserve on Palermo's northern headland, created in 2001 and listed as an EU site of community importance for its endemic species.
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A large forest reserve south of Palermo, officially Bosco della Ficuzza, Rocca Busambra, Bosco del Cappelliere e Gorgo del Drago, established in 2000 across the…
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A late-Baroque palace on Piazza Cattedrale, built from the end of the 17th century, bought by the Sicilian region in 1959 and now the city museum.
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Every year from 12 to 14 August Piazza Armerina re-enacts the entry of the Norman militia led by Count Roger, who came to free the Christian population from the Saracens.
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Experiences · Sant'Agata di Militello
Established on 4 August 1993 and covering almost 86,000 hectares, the Nebrodi park is the largest protected area in Sicily.
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One of the best-known carnivals in Sicily, built around allegorical papier-mâché floats made by local associations.
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An open-air garden of stone heads at the foot of Monte Kronio, carved over about fifty years by Filippo Bentivegna (1888–1967).
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Long-running Italian school in Taormina with small-group courses from one week to a year, one-to-one and online lessons, and combination courses that pair Italian with…
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A three-hour food walk in Taormina with four or more stops and a drink at each, daily at 11:00 and 17:30 for 2–12 people, from €89.95 per person. Stops include an…
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A food festival held in San Vito Lo Capo since 1998, now about ten days long at the end of September.
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A reserve of almost 1,000 hectares created in 1995 across Trapani, Paceco and Misiliscemi, where traditional sea-salt extraction still goes on.
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Sport and outdoors · Caltagirone
A reserve of 6,559 ha on a sandy plateau cut by valleys around the hamlet of Santo Pietro, about 20 km from Caltagirone, set up in 1999.
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Sport and outdoors · Castelbuono
A wood of 317 holly trees on about one hectare at roughly 1,400 m, some more than 400 years old and 14–15 m tall, in the Madonie park above Castelbuono.
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The Madonie's high plateau at 1,572 m, between Pizzo Carbonara (1,979 m) and Monte Mufara (1,865 m), in the territory of Petralia Sottana.
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The official group of alpine and volcanological guides on Etna's north side, based in Linguaglossa.
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The only McFIT gym in Sicily, in the Corso Italia area. A Daily Pass costs €20 (age 15+, ID required); standard memberships run €34.90–39.90 a month after promotions…
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Free weekly 5 km parkrun every Saturday at 9:00 in Nicolosi, on Etna's southern slopes, about 30 minutes' drive from Catania.
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Sport and outdoors · Cefalù
Regional park, established in 1989, and UNESCO Global Geopark covering the Madonie massif and 15 municipalities, including Cefalù, Castelbuono and the two Petralias.
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Kitesurf school on the Lo Stagnone lagoon north of Marsala, about 10 minutes by car from Trapani airport and an hour from Palermo airport.
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Kitesurf, hydrofoil and wingfoil school on the Stagnone lagoon, with a 2,000 m² grassy base, rescue boat, showers, storage, a members' café and its own Holfuy wind…
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The Palermo section of the Italian Alpine Club runs a year-round calendar of graded day hikes.
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Palermo's marathon, first held in 1995 and usually run in November.
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45 km of coast. In Zone A off Cala Sidoti there is no fishing or boating, but swimming and snorkelling are allowed; Zone B on the north-west coast is open to diving.
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The 606 m limestone mountain that closes Palermo's bay to the north is a regional nature reserve (1995) and an EU Special Area of Conservation, with the Favorita park at…
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Windsurf and sailing club on Mondello beach, founded in the early 1980s as one of Italy's first windsurf schools; it organised the Windsurf World Festival 30 times and…
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Free, volunteer-run, timed 5 km run every Saturday at 9:00 in the Foro Italico seafront park, at the edge of the Kalsa.
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Free weekly 5 km parkrun every Saturday at 9:00 in the Parco della Favorita, the large wooded park at the foot of Monte Pellegrino, handy if you live in Libertà or…
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Free weekly 5 km parkrun every Saturday at 9:00 in Parco Uditore, a city park in western Palermo, on a gravel and dirt course.
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New indoor padel centre with two panoramic doubles courts on Via Montepellegrino, between the Fiera del Mediterraneo and the Arenella.
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Sports centre with four outdoor glass-walled padel courts in the Libertà–Fiera area of northern Palermo, booked through Playtomic (live calendar seen on 4 November 2026).
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Sport and outdoors · Piazza Armerina
A nature reserve of over 2,000 ha across the comuni of Enna, Piazza Armerina and Aidone, in the Erei mountains.
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Sport and outdoors · Siracusa
Marine protected area on the Maddalena peninsula south of Siracusa, around Capo Murro di Porco, managed by the Consorzio Plemmirio from Ortigia.
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Etna tour operator based in Taormina, with transfers from Catania, Giarre or Taormina.
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PADI Resort dive centre on the beach at Isola Bella (Mazzarò), below Taormina, operating since 1990 according to PADI.
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Sicily's first nature reserve (1981): about 10 km of roadless coast between Scopello and San Vito Lo Capo, with trails above pebble coves such as Cala dell'Uzzo, Cala…
Read more · TrapaniFestivals and events worth planning your stay around, month by month.
Acireale Carnival · Acireale
Parades of large satirical papier-mâché floats with moving parts, flower floats and masked groups in Baroque Acireale. The 2026 winter edition ran from 31 January to Shrove Tuesday, 17 February; main parade days were ticketed. Summer editions also run.
Feast of Sant'Agata · Catania
Catania's patron-saint festival, on fixed dates: in 2027 the main days are again 3–5 February, when devotees in white robes follow the reliquary bust through the city into the early hours; the 5 February procession ends the next morning. The official 2027 programme was not out by November 2026, but in 2026 religious events ran from 30 January to 12 February, so expect them from late January. A smaller feast falls on 17 August. The centre is packed and closed to traffic.
Acireale Carnival · Acireale
Parades of large satirical papier-mâché floats with moving parts, flower floats and masked groups in Baroque Acireale. The 2026 winter edition ran from 31 January to Shrove Tuesday, 17 February; main parade days were ticketed. Summer editions also run.
St Joseph's Day in Salemi · Marsala
Salemi marks St Joseph's Day (19 March) with votive altars of hand-shaped bread decorated with citrus and laurel, and the traditional St Joseph's dinners. In 2026 the programme ran 15–22 March, with the main rituals on the 19th.
Mandorlo in Fiore · Agrigento
Agrigento's almond-blossom festival, now an international folklore festival: folk groups from around the world parade through the old town and the Valle dei Templi. The 78th edition ran 7–15 March 2026; the mayor has set the 2027 edition for 2–7 March 2027.
Processione dei Misteri · Trapani
Trapani's Good Friday procession: 20 sculptural groups of the Passion carried through the streets by porters for more than 24 hours, a tradition over 400 years old. In 2027 it runs 26–27 March. Book accommodation early.
INDA Classical Drama Season · Siracusa
Ancient Greek drama at sunset in Siracusa's Greek Theatre. The 2027 season, the 62nd, runs from 7 May to late June with Aristophanes' Birds (directed by Davide Livermore), Euripides' Trojan Women (Theodoros Terzopoulos), Sophocles' Philoctetes (Luca Micheletti) and Ulisse, l'ultima Odissea (Giuliano Peparini). Performances start at 7pm in May and 7:30pm in June; season tickets are already on sale, check single-ticket prices on the INDA site. Accommodation in Ortigia gets busier during the season.
Le Contrade dell'Etna · Catania
Annual en-primeur tasting of Mount Etna wine producers; the venue moves between Etna villages (Randazzo in 2025). The 2026 public day was Sunday 19 April, with a €30 ticket including tastings at every stand. A good introduction to Etna DOC wines.
Processione dei Misteri · Trapani
Trapani's Good Friday procession: 20 sculptural groups of the Passion carried through the streets by porters for more than 24 hours, a tradition over 400 years old. In 2027 it runs 26–27 March. Book accommodation early.
INDA Classical Drama Season · Siracusa
Ancient Greek drama at sunset in Siracusa's Greek Theatre. The 2027 season, the 62nd, runs from 7 May to late June with Aristophanes' Birds (directed by Davide Livermore), Euripides' Trojan Women (Theodoros Terzopoulos), Sophocles' Philoctetes (Luca Micheletti) and Ulisse, l'ultima Odissea (Giuliano Peparini). Performances start at 7pm in May and 7:30pm in June; season tickets are already on sale, check single-ticket prices on the INDA site. Accommodation in Ortigia gets busier during the season.
Infiorata di Noto · Noto
Each May artists cover the sloping Via Corrado Nicolaci with carpets of flower petals. Not a religious event: it began in 1980 as a greeting to spring. The 2026 edition, the 47th, ran 15–19 May. No official 2027 dates had been set by November 2026; a third-party agenda places it in mid-May, and it traditionally centres on the third weekend of May, so check with the Comune di Noto in early 2027. Rooms and parking fill up on the festival weekend.
International Kite Festival · Trapani
Kite flyers from around the world fill the beach at San Vito Lo Capo with acrobatic and giant kites, plus a night of illuminated kites. The 2026 edition ran 20–24 May, at the start of the season, before prices rise.
Nivarata · Acireale
Festival of Sicilian granita in Acireale's historic centre, with Italian and international gelato masters, tastings and demonstrations, and the Don Angelino Award. The 11th edition ran 22–24 May 2026; it is usually held in late May.
INDA Classical Drama Season · Siracusa
Ancient Greek drama at sunset in Siracusa's Greek Theatre. The 2027 season, the 62nd, runs from 7 May to late June with Aristophanes' Birds (directed by Davide Livermore), Euripides' Trojan Women (Theodoros Terzopoulos), Sophocles' Philoctetes (Luca Micheletti) and Ulisse, l'ultima Odissea (Giuliano Peparini). Performances start at 7pm in May and 7:30pm in June; season tickets are already on sale, check single-ticket prices on the INDA site. Accommodation in Ortigia gets busier during the season.
Taormina Film Festival · Taormina
Founded in 1955 and billed by its organisers as Italy's second-oldest film festival, with evening screenings in the Teatro Antico. The 72nd edition ran 10–14 June 2026 and added a short-film competition for films shot in Sicily. No 2027 dates had been announced by November 2026 (the 2026 dates came out on 18 March 2026); a third-party agenda points to June 2027, and Tiziana Rocca is confirmed as artistic director for 2027–2028. Hotel prices rise on festival days.
Taormina Arte summer season · Taormina
Theatre, music and dance, from classical to pop, mainly in Taormina's Teatro Antico. The 2026 season ran from 30 June to 10 October, with concerts by Bryan Adams, Pooh and Angelina Mango among others. Concert nights fill the town and its access roads.
Taobuk · Taormina
International festival of literature, arts and ideas in Taormina, with talks and debates and a gala at the Teatro Antico. The 16th edition ran 18–22 June 2026 with more than 200 guests from 30 countries.
Sicilia Jazz Festival · Palermo
Summer festival of orchestral jazz in historic Palermo venues such as the Teatro di Verdura and the Botanical Garden, with dates in Catania and at Selinunte. The 2026 edition ran 27 June–12 July.
Orestiadi di Gibellina · Trapani
Theatre, music, dance and contemporary art in Gibellina, the town rebuilt after the Belice earthquake. The 2026 edition ran 26 June–2 August, with Emilio Isgrò's L'Orestea restaged at Alberto Burri's Grande Cretto.
FestivalFlorio · Favignana
Culture festival founded in 2012 and spread across Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo: music, theatre, literature, talks, food and wine, music masterclasses, cooking workshops and guided visits in squares, museums and coves. The 14th edition ran 28 June–5 July 2026, opening with the Premio Favignana (awarded to actor Leo Gullotta) and closing with a Giovanni Allevi concert. Most events are free. No 2027 dates yet, but it is a good reason to base yourself on the Egadi in early summer.
Festino di Santa Rosalia · Palermo
Palermo's biggest festival, for patron saint Rosalia. The 2026 edition ran 10–15 July; on the night of 14 July the carro travels from Palazzo dei Normanni to Porta Felice, ending with fireworks over the Foro Italico. Expect road closures and rerouted buses.
Taormina Arte summer season · Taormina
Theatre, music and dance, from classical to pop, mainly in Taormina's Teatro Antico. The 2026 season ran from 30 June to 10 October, with concerts by Bryan Adams, Pooh and Angelina Mango among others. Concert nights fill the town and its access roads.
Segesta Teatro Festival · Trapani
Summer theatre, music and dance in the Segesta Archaeological Park, in the ancient hilltop theatre and near the temple. The 2026 edition ran 26 July–30 August, with dawn performances and stargazing among the highlights.
Illuminated Staircase of Caltagirone · Catania
For the feast of St James, the 142 steps of Caltagirone's Santa Maria del Monte staircase are lit by thousands of lanterns forming a pattern. Main nights 24–25 July; in recent years also 14–15 August. An evening trip from Catania or Ragusa.
Sicilia Jazz Festival · Palermo
Summer festival of orchestral jazz in historic Palermo venues such as the Teatro di Verdura and the Botanical Garden, with dates in Catania and at Selinunte. The 2026 edition ran 27 June–12 July.
Stragusto · Trapani
Five-day Mediterranean street-food festival in the square of Trapani's old fish market, with dishes from Sicily, other Italian regions and abroad, usually in the last week of July. The 2026 edition, planned for 22–26 July, was cancelled because the Comune reserved the square for renovation works; check whether it returns in 2027.
Orestiadi di Gibellina · Trapani
Theatre, music, dance and contemporary art in Gibellina, the town rebuilt after the Belice earthquake. The 2026 edition ran 26 June–2 August, with Emilio Isgrò's L'Orestea restaged at Alberto Burri's Grande Cretto.
Tindari Festival · Milazzo
Summer theatre, music and dance centred on the Ancient Theatre of Tindari, in the municipality of Patti. The 70th edition ran 3 July–30 August 2026, with 33 events including 14 national premieres.
Palermo Classica · Palermo
Summer music festival in open-air University of Palermo venues, the Botanical Garden and the Steri. The 2026 edition, the 16th, ran from early July (preview concerts at the Steri from 4 July) to 26 September, with 45 concerts and 70 artists, from classical repertoire to jazz, tango and film music.
FestivalFlorio · Favignana
Culture festival founded in 2012 and spread across Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo: music, theatre, literature, talks, food and wine, music masterclasses, cooking workshops and guided visits in squares, museums and coves. The 14th edition ran 28 June–5 July 2026, opening with the Premio Favignana (awarded to actor Leo Gullotta) and closing with a Giovanni Allevi concert. Most events are free. No 2027 dates yet, but it is a good reason to base yourself on the Egadi in early summer.
Feast of Sant'Agata · Catania
Catania's patron-saint festival, on fixed dates: in 2027 the main days are again 3–5 February, when devotees in white robes follow the reliquary bust through the city into the early hours; the 5 February procession ends the next morning. The official 2027 programme was not out by November 2026, but in 2026 religious events ran from 30 January to 12 February, so expect them from late January. A smaller feast falls on 17 August. The centre is packed and closed to traffic.
Taormina Arte summer season · Taormina
Theatre, music and dance, from classical to pop, mainly in Taormina's Teatro Antico. The 2026 season ran from 30 June to 10 October, with concerts by Bryan Adams, Pooh and Angelina Mango among others. Concert nights fill the town and its access roads.
Ypsigrock Festival · Cefalù
Indie and alternative music festival in Castelbuono, a medieval town in the Madonie about 10 km from the sea near Cefalù. Main stage in Piazza Castello, under 2,500 people a day, plus a campsite in a pine forest. The 2026 edition ran 6–9 August.
La Vara and the Giants · Messina
Messina's mid-August celebrations. The giant figures Mata and Grifone parade on 14 August; on 15 August the Vara, a votive float about 14 metres high, is hauled by hand on ropes to Piazza Duomo, followed by fireworks. Outdoor events are free.
ViniMilo · Catania
Festival of Etna wine in Milo, on the volcano's eastern slopes, focused on Etna Bianco Superiore. The 2026 edition ran 27 August–13 September with tastings, masterclasses and a street festival on the first two September weekends.
Segesta Teatro Festival · Trapani
Summer theatre, music and dance in the Segesta Archaeological Park, in the ancient hilltop theatre and near the temple. The 2026 edition ran 26 July–30 August, with dawn performances and stargazing among the highlights.
Illuminated Staircase of Caltagirone · Catania
For the feast of St James, the 142 steps of Caltagirone's Santa Maria del Monte staircase are lit by thousands of lanterns forming a pattern. Main nights 24–25 July; in recent years also 14–15 August. An evening trip from Catania or Ragusa.
Orestiadi di Gibellina · Trapani
Theatre, music, dance and contemporary art in Gibellina, the town rebuilt after the Belice earthquake. The 2026 edition ran 26 June–2 August, with Emilio Isgrò's L'Orestea restaged at Alberto Burri's Grande Cretto.
FestiValle · Agrigento
Festival of contemporary music, digital arts and immersive performances in the Valle dei Templi, from jazz to electronic music. The tenth edition ran 7–10 August 2026, ending on the night of San Lorenzo.
Tindari Festival · Milazzo
Summer theatre, music and dance centred on the Ancient Theatre of Tindari, in the municipality of Patti. The 70th edition ran 3 July–30 August 2026, with 33 events including 14 national premieres.
Palermo Classica · Palermo
Summer music festival in open-air University of Palermo venues, the Botanical Garden and the Steri. The 2026 edition, the 16th, ran from early July (preview concerts at the Steri from 4 July) to 26 September, with 45 concerts and 70 artists, from classical repertoire to jazz, tango and film music.
Cous Cous Fest · Trapani
Ten-day food festival in San Vito Lo Capo built around couscous, with a world championship for chefs, tastings, cooking shows and free beach concerts. The 2027 edition is set for 17–26 September (2026: 18–27 September). San Vito gets very busy: book early.
Taormina Arte summer season · Taormina
Theatre, music and dance, from classical to pop, mainly in Taormina's Teatro Antico. The 2026 season ran from 30 June to 10 October, with concerts by Bryan Adams, Pooh and Angelina Mango among others. Concert nights fill the town and its access roads.
Le Vie dei Tesori · Palermo
Autumn festival that opens palaces, churches, gardens and sites usually closed to the public, across many Sicilian towns. The 2026 edition, the 20th, runs from 19 September to 15 November in 19 cities; Palermo runs 9 October–15 November while Catania's programme ended on 8 November. It usually returns each September.
ViniMilo · Catania
Festival of Etna wine in Milo, on the volcano's eastern slopes, focused on Etna Bianco Superiore. The 2026 edition ran 27 August–13 September with tastings, masterclasses and a street festival on the first two September weekends.
Bronte Pistachio Festival · Catania
Festival of the DOP pistachio of Bronte, on Etna's western slopes, with pistachio dishes from local pastry chefs and restaurants. The 35th edition ran over two weekends, 25–27 September and 2–4 October 2026. Expect crowded streets.
Ortigia Film Festival · Siracusa
Film festival founded in 2009, held in Ortigia and around Siracusa, with competitions for features, documentaries and shorts and attention to young filmmakers. The 18th edition ran 20–26 September 2026.
Palermo Classica · Palermo
Summer music festival in open-air University of Palermo venues, the Botanical Garden and the Steri. The 2026 edition, the 16th, ran from early July (preview concerts at the Steri from 4 July) to 26 September, with 45 concerts and 70 artists, from classical repertoire to jazz, tango and film music.
Taormina Arte summer season · Taormina
Theatre, music and dance, from classical to pop, mainly in Taormina's Teatro Antico. The 2026 season ran from 30 June to 10 October, with concerts by Bryan Adams, Pooh and Angelina Mango among others. Concert nights fill the town and its access roads.
Le Vie dei Tesori · Palermo
Autumn festival that opens palaces, churches, gardens and sites usually closed to the public, across many Sicilian towns. The 2026 edition, the 20th, runs from 19 September to 15 November in 19 cities; Palermo runs 9 October–15 November while Catania's programme ended on 8 November. It usually returns each September.
Ottobrata Zafferanese · Catania
Every Sunday in October, Zafferana Etnea holds a market and festival of Etna food, wine and crafts. In 2026 each Sunday had a theme: grapes, honey, apples, then mushrooms and chestnuts. A popular Sunday trip from Catania; expect traffic on the Etna roads.
International Week of Sacred Music · Palermo
Sacred-music concerts in Monreale's Norman cathedral, above Palermo. The 68th edition ran 2–9 October 2026 with seven evening concerts; the 2027 edition closes a three-year cycle on the Apocalypse. Admission is free, subject to availability.
Inycon · Marsala
Wine and food festival in Menfi, a wine-growing town on the south-west coast, with wineries, tastings, masterclasses and show cooking. The 28th edition ran 2–4 October 2026. A wine weekend outside the Etna area.
Bronte Pistachio Festival · Catania
Festival of the DOP pistachio of Bronte, on Etna's western slopes, with pistachio dishes from local pastry chefs and restaurants. The 35th edition ran over two weekends, 25–27 September and 2–4 October 2026. Expect crowded streets.
Sherbeth Festival · Palermo
International festival of artisanal gelato. The 2026 edition runs 13–16 November in Piazza Verdi, in front of the Teatro Massimo, with about 60 gelato makers from six continents and a closing Notte del Gelato at the Politeama on 16 November.
Le Vie dei Tesori · Palermo
Autumn festival that opens palaces, churches, gardens and sites usually closed to the public, across many Sicilian towns. The 2026 edition, the 20th, runs from 19 September to 15 November in 19 cities; Palermo runs 9 October–15 November while Catania's programme ended on 8 November. It usually returns each September.
Festival di Morgana · Palermo
International festival of puppet and figure theatre run by the Museo Internazionale delle Marionette Antonio Pasqualino, off Via Butera. The 51st edition runs 5–22 November 2026.
Palermo Marathon · Palermo
City marathon with full, half and relay races starting from Piazza Ruggero Settimo and running via the Favorita park to Mondello and back. The 31st edition is on 15 November 2026; expect traffic restrictions along the course that morning.
Gibellina, Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2026 · Trapani
One-off, year-long programme for Gibellina's year as Italy's Capital of Contemporary Art, ending on 31 December 2026: exhibitions, residencies and performances at Burri's Grande Cretto and in the new town. Several exhibitions, at the MAC and the Belìce/EpiCentro della Memoria Viva, stay open until that date.
Gibellina, Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2026 · Trapani
One-off, year-long programme for Gibellina's year as Italy's Capital of Contemporary Art, ending on 31 December 2026: exhibitions, residencies and performances at Burri's Grande Cretto and in the new town. Several exhibitions, at the MAC and the Belìce/EpiCentro della Memoria Viva, stay open until that date.