Historic sites
Greek Theatre of Taormina
Taormina, Messina
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 bac…
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Natural features
Mount Etna
Nicolosi, Catania
Europe's highest and most active volcano, about 3,300 m, dominating eastern Sicily.
Natural features
San Vito Lo Capo
San Vito Lo Capo, Trapani
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,…
Natural features
Scala dei Turchi
Realmonte, Agrigento
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.
Historic sites
Valley of the Temples, Agrigento
Agrigento
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 …
Natural features
Mondello Beach, Palermo
Palermo
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…