Things to Do in Sicily

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Things to Do in Sicily

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Palermo Street Food Walking Tour
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Walking Tours
from $64.67 per adult
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Etna Morning Trip
210
Bus Tours
from $53.90 per adult
Boat trip to Cefalú
108
Half-day Tours
from $36.85 per adult
Sunset Trekking on Stromboli - Ashàra Volcanological Guides
74
Walking Tours
from $32.42 per adult
Wonders of Palermo: the new walking tour of Palermo Wonders!
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City Tours
from $53.78 per adult (price varies by group size)
Etna Morning Jeep Tour
48
Day Trips
from $64.67 per adult
Boat Tour Egadi Day to discover Favignana and Levanzo
341
Full-day Tours
from $88.63 per adult
Etna and Taormina Full-Day Tour from Catania
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Bus Tours
from $107.79 per adult
Walking Tour and street food Tour Palermo
248
Walking Tours
from $41.92 per adult
Excursion around Ortigia Island and sea caves
56
Water Tours
from $23.83 per adult

Top Attractions in Sicily

1. Palazzo Conte Federico

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Admission tickets from $14.74

This is a microcosm of the history of Palermo where Arab, Norman, Medieval and Renaissance to modern influences are all…

2. Mount Etna

Mountains • Volcanos

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With six craters and literally hundreds of vents the mountain is capable of producing a variety of different eruptions…

3. Isole dello Stagnone, Sicilia

Points of Interest & Landmarks

4. Ortigia

Islands

By AuthenticSicilyLover

The town is almost 2700 years old: it was founded by Ancient Greek Corinthians and Teneans on the island of Ortigia.

5. Ancient Theatre of Taormina

Ancient Ruins • Points of Interest & Landmarks

The Greek theater dates to the 300s B.C., was trashed and rebuilt by the Romans, then lost to world culture for…

6. Norman Palace

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

Palazzo Reale

This building traces the history of Sicily since the twelfth century and the presence of Norman.

7. Cattedrale di Palermo

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Churches & Cathedrals

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The cathedral encompasses a wide variety of architectural features that show the adoption of this location for multiple…

8. Teatro Massimo

Theaters

This is the largest opera house in Italy and opened its doors to the public in 1897.

9. Marzameni

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Once an important centre for tuna fishing, it retains a evocatively decayed maritime complex.

10. Poggioreale

Cemeteries • Ghost Towns

In the new town, the court house/city hall, has all of our records dating back to early 1600's.

11. Spiaggia dei Conigli

Beaches

By Davide_Singapore

Rabbit Island and beach is a unique part of the Mediterranean sea.

12. Riserva di Vendicari

Nature & Wildlife Areas

It has a complex history (as all of Sicily), having had human occupation & abandonment over time, and now left to the…

13. Duomo di Cefalù

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Under the giant Rocca Di Cefalli sits the Norman Cathedral built (1131) on the order of King Roger, to fulfil a vow he…

14. Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (La Martorana)

Churches & Cathedrals

Palazzo Reale

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This church, in the center of Palermo is quintessential Sicily, an island which has been a colony foe 3000 years and…

15. Riserva Naturale Saline Di Trapani E Paceco

Nature & Wildlife Areas

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The Riserva is built around abandoned/unused salt ponds, which gives the area a fascinating archaeological bend.

16. Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro

Nature & Wildlife Areas

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Lo Zingaro occupies a nearly-empty stretch of Sicilian coastline, where spectacular mountainsides meet the sea.

17. Bell Tower and Astronomical Clock (Orologio Astronomico)

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Each of the various levels demonstrates an animated image of a part of the Biblical history of Christianity and the…

18. Ex Stabilimento Florio delle Tonnare di Favignana e Formica

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

From ancient historical finds in the bay area, one of the exhibitions builds up to presenting battles and stategies.

19. Centro Storico

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Historic Walking Areas

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This historic town centre was rebuilt after a massive earthquake in Baroque and some Rococo style.

20. Valle dei Templi

Ancient Ruins • Religious Sites

The Valley of the Temples is an immense, archaeological site, just outside Agrigento, the Unesco World Heritage Site…

21. Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto

Historic Sites

Built of pinkish yellow sandstone it lights up in the evening and glows in the light of the diminishing sunset.

22. Spiaggia di San Vito lo Capo

Beaches

Hundreds of meters of shoreline, it seems to be in a Caribbean beach.

23. Saline of the Laguna Marsala

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Nature & Wildlife Areas

It's been occupied by every civilization around the Mediterranean since antiquity.

24. Duomo di Messina

Churches & Cathedrals

Its building events unfold through a series of disasters (earthquakes of 1783, 1894 and 1908) and initiatives for…

25. Museum Of Optical Illusions

Speciality Museums • Science Museums

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You have to book your guided tour, which is so informative and interesting.

26. Spiaggia di Cala Rossa

Beaches

Site of a historic naval battle between Roman and Carthaginian ships.

27. Public Gardens (Parco Duca di Cesar)

Gardens

Created by Florence Trevelyan, some time in the late 1800's, it has native and exotic plants beautifully placed.

28. Cefalu Coast

Neighborhoods

Beneath a vivid blue, mid October sky is a clutch of palm trees, a twin-towered Gothic cathedral and an imposing crag…

29. Ragusa Ibla

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Historic Walking Areas

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The town is part of UNESCO's World heritage Site , 8 baroque Cities of the val di Noto in south east Sicily.

30. Cavagrande del Cassibile

Caverns & Caves

Amazing, relaxing and beautiful place to visit in Sicily!

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Food, Wine & Nightlife

Multi-day Tours

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