City, Cathedral, Palace

Palermo might not blow you away at first glance, but if you stay in the city a little longer, you’re sure to fall in love with its characteristically narrow streets. Peeling façades, rubbish on the streets and crumbling houses are nothing out of the ordinary. Gradually, however, you’ll grow accustomed to the city and its unique atmosphere, and you’ll fall in love with its contrasts. With a population of over 640,000, Palermo is Sicily’s largest…

City

In Catania, Sicily’s second-largest city, you may sense a similar ‘Cosa Nostra’ atmosphere to that found in Palermo. As you stroll through the city centre, you’ll occasionally spot bullet holes in the plasterwork; on the other hand, the main tourist thoroughfares are beautiful, restored and elegant. And the 3,000-metre-high Mount Etna adds to the charm of it all. It is as though the inhabitants have forgotten how many times the city has been…

City, Cathedral

Messina lies on the northernmost tip of the Ionian coast, just a short distance from mainland Italy. An important port and gateway to Sicily, it faced natural disasters and bombing during the Second World War, which destroyed many of its monuments; most of the current ones are therefore either reconstructed copies or were built from scratch immediately after the war. View the best accommodation in Sicily Compare car hire prices Messina may…

City, Salt Plain, Mill

Marsala is Sicily’s fourth-largest city and lies on the very western coast of the island, not far from Trapani Airport. As a result, together with the city of Trapani, it serves as one of the ideal starting points for exploring western Sicily. View the best accommodation in Sicily Compare car hire prices Although Marsala itself is not as rich in sights as other Sicilian towns, you can admire, for example, the extensive salt pans – pools of…