An ancient theatre built by the Greeks in the 3rd century BC and rebuilt by the Romans, set high on a cliff above the sea, with Mount Etna as its backdrop, one of the most spectacular views in Italy. It's still used for concerts and films in summer.
Taormina is a lovely hill town with a main street lined with palazzi and terraces. Take the cable car down to the beaches and to Isola Bella, a tiny island nature reserve. It's about an hour from Catania airport.
Europe's highest and most active volcano, about 3,300 m, dominating eastern Sicily.
The remains of the ancient Greek city of Akragas, with some of the best-preserved Greek temples outside Greece, standing along a ridge above the sea …
A dazzling white cliff of soft marl rock on Sicily's south coast, eroded into the shape of a huge staircase descending into the turquoise sea.
Palermo's favourite beach, a long curve of white sand and clear turquoise water between Monte Pellegrino and Monte Gallo, with an old fishing village…
A fishing village on the north-west tip of Sicily with one of Italy's most beautiful beaches: about 3 km of soft white sand and Caribbean-like water,…
A glamorous island in the Bay of Naples, with dramatic cliffs, the Faraglioni rock stacks and the hilltop villages of Capri and Anacapri.
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