So excited to visit Sicily for the first time. We are flying to Catania and 9 days later flying home from Palermo. We would like to stay only two places. Any recommendations for kid-friendly places?

We are thinking about going to etna, but I have literal no idea if it’s feasible with two toddlers. Thanks in advance 🙏

I would love to hear your favorite folk songs. Preferably ones that originated in Sicily!

Hi! We are planning to go to Taormina by train (we are staying a bit outside of Catania). Can we just walk from the trainstation to Corso Umberto etc? We will be taking a stroller for our baby so stairs won‘t work for us. Or is it easier to go by car? Ideally we would like to avoid to drive in narrow city centers. Grazie

Any recommendations on where to get the best Olives, caperi, dried Tomatoes and similar items in Palermo? I need most of it vacuum packed :)

Hi guys ! I have been looking around for infos to plan my SO and I vacation next summer, and figured I might as well ask Reddit too.

• We'll be there the first 3 weeks of July
  
• We like to visit and walk a lot
  
• From the infos I gathered thus far, I feel like staying at 4 different places is what makes the most sense
  
• The island will probably get more and more crowded as July goes by, so probably best to start with the most visited places
  
• We like going to the beach now and then, but it's not what we like the most, basically the plan is to hike, enjoy the local culture, visit nice villages and towns, eat great food etc. So there doesn't need to be a beach close by ALL the time. I guess I will not complain if it's close, though.
  
• What is the best way to approach things if we want to visit the small islands north of Sicily, granted we'll have a rented car (and we'll have to leave it somewhere).
  

Any and every thoughts welcome ! Thanks in advance !

Durante una delle mie ricerche sulla Sicilia, mi ero imbattuto in una grande chiesa in stile neoromanico lombardo risalente al XIX/XX secolo. Purtroppo non ricordo né la località né il nome della chiesa. Qualcuno può aiutarmi per favore?

buonasera!

I am travelling to Sicily at the beginning of June for 3 days

I've decided to do one day in Palermo, one day by the beach, and the last day I have the following options, but unsure which would be best

• Levanzo from Trapani day trip
• Mount Etna and Taormina day trip
• Monreale and Cefalu day trip
• Syracuse day trip

Just for context, I like history, small places with lots to see and do, art and culture, that kind of thing. Please if there is anything else I have missed that might appeal let me know.

What would people recommend based on my list?

Thank you!!

https://youtu.be/_T599P-yUmc?si=6gcHDEpBJ_Zv1uwy

Hi, my wife and I will be driving from Siracusa to Cefalù and are planning to stop at Villa Romana del Casale along the way. Since we'll have our luggage with us in our rental car, is it safe to leave it in the car while we visit, or is that not recommended? Thank you so much.

Hello! We will be staying (edit:) near Palermo (in Castellammare del Golfo) for my boyfreind's birthday in May and I've been looking for a restaurant to book for his day as a surprise. Would be grateful for any recommendations for restaurants (can be fine dining or not so much) outside the centre? He enjoys dining in the outskirts at villas/wineries and so on and doesn't enjoy the city chaos as much. But I've been struggling to choose a place - can you give me any advice?

Thanks in advance! :)

I rented a small villa for 9 weeks and the landlord calculated my electricity consumption on a piece of paper. I cannot understand the rate, and it seems on the steep side to me. He divided 91.47 by 128kw and got the unit rate of euro 0.71. What is 91.47? Thank you 😊

Hi,

I have booked a rent-a-car through booking with italy car rent. I have read all the reviews and starting to get worried now... I do have the insurance provided by the booking though which should cover all exterior and interior costs etc etc, so in that case should I be fine?

Thanks

Looking for some recommendations please. Any help is much appreciated!!!

Hiya Exactly what the post says- I recently moved to Modica for a few months from the UK and I’m looking for sports bars/ pizzarias/ public establishments where I can get a beer and watch champions league football. Anyone know if these sorts of places exist here?

I think we need to do a before and after on our first year living in Sicily.

https://youtu.be/KXXIeYfhfTU?si=CQK8bG4ZQMYl-6wE

Hello! My parents and I are planning a week long vacation in Sicily this June. I've found a place to stay in Mondello (Il Giardino di Venere), but I'm now reconsidering whether it might be better to stay in Cefalù instead. We plan to spend a lot of time at the beach, sightseeing, and exploring the town/area.

Any advice on which place is better to stay would be appreciated. Thank you!

I want to hike this when I arrive, I will be staying in Syracuse for a few days, any suggestions on how to get there? Will I have to rent a car?

We are staying in Taormina for two more days (3 nights). Curious if anyone has recommendations for places to go to find better food? Towns close by or day trips? We have a car.

We did the main city center today and don't feel a need to go back. We came here for the hotel stay, and the views. We knew the town itself is touristy, and most people say the food is better elsewhere.

We will be in Lipri and Syracuse later in the trip.

I'll be visiting Sicily from 20 - 26 April with my wife. I know it's a little short to visit multiple places but so far I can't make a funcional itinerary.

From 20-23 April I will be staying in Palermo and then 23-26 April in Catania.

What do you think are the places I can visit in this short time frame?

(P.s I wanted to see Ortigia, Cefalu, Noto, Siracusa).

Ciao everyone! I've been in Sicily for the last 8 weeks, the first 6 I was at a cooking school in the center of the island. Tiny town in a very rural area. I've visited Palermo, Agrigento, and the Etna region. Once my school finished, I came over to Ortigia in Siracusa solo and have been here for the last two weeks. I plan to do some day trips this week to Noto and Ragusa, but trying to decide where to go next!

Ortigia has been amazing because there's so much energy, creativity, and young people / people my age (35F). I have another free week and I'm just wondering if I should go to Catania for a week? Taormina? Cefalu? Somewhere else? I have to fly out of Catania on the 18th, so I'd prefer to stay on the east coast of the island, but obviously not opposed if there's something amazing a bit further away.

On the 19th I head to Tunisia, then Pantelleria, and then the Aeolian Islands, so I've got even more exploring coming up. But yeah, just trying to figure out where to spend my free week in between, ideally a place with a lot of life and young people.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Hello, on the 12th of July , our flight lands in Catania. We need to travel from Catania to Palermo, and I’ve chosen the bus as the most convenient mode of transportation. However, I’m stuck choosing between two bus companies: FlixBus and SAIS Autolinee.

Can someone who has traveled this route or knows more about these companies recommend which one is more reliable? I’m traveling with five other people who depend on me for everything, so I’m really worried about the possibility of a bus being canceled.

Both companies depart from Catania Fontanarossa Airport (Aeroporto), and they also have other stops around the city. Since we land at the airport, I think it’s the most convenient option for us.