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L O N E LY P L A N E T. C O M
C O N T E N TS
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CONTENTS
Marettimo
85
INTRODUCING SICILY
4
GETTING STARTED
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
8
10
CULTURE
FOOD & DRINK
OUTDOORS
FAMILY TRAVEL
12
16
20
24
THE AUTHORS
28
ITINERARIES
29
THE BEST OF SICILIAN ART &
ARCHITECTURE
PALERMO
33
TYRRHENIAN COAST
105
GETTING STARTED
36
Introducing Palermo
Essential Information
Orientation
Walking Tour
Exploring Palermo
Festivals & Events
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
38
39
39
40
41
56
56
59
GETTING STARTED
CEFALÙ
108
110
Essential Information
Exploring Cefalù
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
110
110
112
113
AROUND CEFALÙ
PARCO NATURALE
REGIONALE DELLE MADONIE
114
Castelbuono
Petralia Soprana
Petralia Sottana
Around Petralia Sottana
Collesano
Driving Tour: Monti Madonie
116
118
118
119
120
120
AROUND PALERMO
60
Mondello
Monreale
Solunto
Ustica
60
60
62
63
WESTERN SICILY
65
GETTING STARTED
GOLFO DI CASTELLAMMARE
68
70
Castellammare del Golfo
Scopello
Around Scopello
San Vito lo Capo
70
71
71
72
TRAPANI
73
Essential Information
Orientation
Exploring Trapani
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
73
73
74
76
78
AROUND TRAPANI
79
Erice
79
EGADI ISLANDS
82
Favignana
Levanzo
83
85
SALINE DI TRAPANI
86
Exploring Saline di Trapani
86
THE SOUTHWEST
87
Marsala
Mazara del Vallo
Around Mazara del Vallo
Selinunte
87
91
94
94
97
115
PARCO REGIONALE DEI NEBRODI 122
San Marco d’Alunzio
Around the Nebrodi Regional Park
122
123
COASTAL RESORT VILLAGES
MILAZZO
123
125
Essential Information
Exploring Milazzo
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
125
125
126
127
AEOLIAN ISLANDS
128
LIPARI
GETTING STARTED
129
132
Essential Information
Orientation
Exploring Lipari
Gastronomic Highlights
134
134
135
140
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C O N T E N TS
Nightlife
Transport
L O N E LY P L A N E T. C O M
142
142
Nightlife
Transport
184
185
VULCANO
143
RIVIERA DEI CICLOPI
186
Essential Information
Orientation
Exploring Vulcano
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
143
143
143
146
147
Acireale
Aci Trezza
Aci Castello
186
188
188
MT ETNA
189
Essential Information
Orientation
Driving Tour: Etna’s Western Flank
Exploring Mt Etna
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
189
189
190
191
193
194
SYRACUSE & THE SOUTHEAST
195
GETTING STARTED
SYRACUSE
198
200
Essential Information
Orientation
Exploring Syracuse
Festivals & Events
Gastronomic Highlights
Nightlife
Recommended Shops
Transport
200
200
201
208
208
210
211
211
SALINA
147
Essential Information
Orientation
Exploring Salina
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
148
148
148
150
151
PANAREA
152
Exploring Panarea
Transport
152
153
STROMBOLI
153
Essential Information
Orientation
Exploring Stromboli
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
155
155
155
157
158
IONIAN COAST
159
GETTING STARTED
MESSINA
162
164
AROUND SYRACUSE
211
Exploring Around Syracuse
211
Essential Information
Orientation
Exploring Messina
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
164
164
164
166
167
THE SOUTHEAST
212
AROUND MESSINA
TAORMINA
168
168
Essential Information
Orientation
Exploring Taormina
Festivals & Events
Gastronomic Highlights
Nightlife
Recommended Shops
Transport
169
169
169
172
172
173
174
174
Driving Tour: Baroque Towns
Valle dell’Anapo & Around
Palazzolo Acreide
Noto
The Noto Coast
Modica
South of Modica
Ragusa
212
213
214
216
219
220
222
222
CENTRAL SICILY
227
GETTING STARTED
ENNA
230
232
Essential Information
Orientation
Driving Tour: Enna to Etna
Exploring Enna
Festivals & Events
Gastronomic Highlights
Transport
232
232
232
235
236
237
238
AROUND TAORMINA
174
Giardini-Naxos
174
CATANIA
176
Essential Information
Orientation
Exploring Catania
Festivals & Events
Gastronomic Highlights
176
176
176
181
181
SOUTH OF ENNA
238
Piazza Armerina
Around Piazza Armerina
Caltagirone
238
243
243
L O N E LY P L A N E T. C O M
C O N T E N TS
THE WESTERN INTERIOR
246
Caltanissetta
246
MEDITERRANEAN COAST
27
248
SICILY ON PAGE & SCREEN
FOOD & WINE
FOOD & DRINK GLOSSARY
287
292
299
AGRIGENTO
249
ACCOMMODATION
302
Essential Information
Orientation
249
249
303
305
308
309
312
314
317
318
GETTING STARTED
252
Exploring Agrigento
Festivals & Events
Gastronomic Highlights
Nightlife
Transport
254
258
259
260
261
Palermo
Western Sicily
Tyrrhenian Coast
Aeolian Islands
Ionian Coast
Syracuse & the Southeast
Central Sicily
Mediterranean Coast
WEST OF AGRIGENTO
261
DIRECTORY
320
Agrigento to Sciacca
Sciacca
Around Sciacca
261
263
266
TRANSPORT
330
LANGUAGE
339
EAST OF AGRIGENTO
267
Gela
Around Gela
267
268
GLOSSARY
345
BEHIND THE SCENES
347
BACKGROUND
270
INDEX
354
HISTORY
THE SICILIANS
271
280
MAP LEGEND
360
Aeolian Islands
p128
Tyrrhenian Coast p105
Western
Sicily
p65
Palermo
p33
Central Sicily p227
Ionian
Coast
p159
Mediterranean Coast
p248
Syracuse &
the Southeast
p195
SICILY
PARCO NATURALE REGIONALE
p115
DELLE MADONIE
Enjoy spectacular scenery and
delectable cuisine that changes
with the season
Ustica
\
#
‚
‚
To
Livorno (500km);
Genoa (700km)
To Naples
(220km)
Ustica
‚
To Cagliari
(280km)
PALERMO
p33
Savour the street life in this
magnificently dishevelled and
magically alive city
San Vito
lo Capo
\
#
Falcone- Golfo di Capo
Borsellino Carini Gallo
\ Mondello
#
Airport "
1
Golfo di Palermo
Golfo di
Capo Zafferano
Riserva Naturale
^
Castellam- Palermo #
b Solunto
"
dello Zingaro "
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mare
Trapani #
Golfo di Termini
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Levanzo
Partinico Bagheria
Imerese
Castellammare
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Favignana
del Golfo #
Alcamo
b
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Termini Imerese #
Marettimo
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1
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Vincenzo Florio
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Egadi Islands
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Riserva Naturale
Parco Naturale
Corleone
Mozia
di Stagnone #
Regionale delle
\
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Capo Boeo Marsala
Madonie
To Tunis, Tunisia
S
\ Partanna
#
(150km)
\ Castelvetrano
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\
Mazara del Vallo #
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\
#
Caltabellotta
Rocche di Cusa
b
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\
#
Menfi
Selinunte
\
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\ Ribera
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Sciacca
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WESTERN SICILY
p65
b
Eraclea Minoa "
Agrigento Favara
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#
Scala dei Turchi # #
\ # Valley of the
Porto Empedocle
Temples
Blaze a gourmet trail along the
wild and wonderful west coast
\
#
Palma di
Montechiaro
\
#
Licata
AGRIGENTO
Traipse among the temples at this
world-famous archaeological site
Pantelleria
‚
\
#
p249
$ Mt Grande
Pantelleria
(836m)
To Pelagic
Islands
(150km)
Pelagic Islands
DISTANCE CHART (KM)
Same Scale as Main Map
165
Messina
258
95
Palermo
126
208
226
Syracuse
218
60
160
Taormina
214
47
53
255
115
Trapani
157
312
324
104
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MEDITERRANEAN
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to
Catania
To Porto
Empedocle
(200km)
‚
Note: Distances are
approximate
#
\
Linosa
Lampione
#
Lampedusa \
Lampedusa
0
0
AEOLIAN ISLANDS
0
!
p128
LEGEND
Primary Road
Secondary Road
Stromboli #
\ To Naples
(300km)
Tertiary Road
Stromboli
Tyrrhenian
Sea
Alicudi
Aeolian
Islands
Filicudi
Railway line
Airport
Panarea
\
#
Salina
ELEVATION
Freeway
‚
Climb hissing volcanoes, laze
in cobalt-blue waters and party
alongside the glitterati
50 km
25 miles
San Pietro
2500m
2000m
1500m
1000m
500m
200m
100m
0
\ Santa Marina Salina
Mt Fossa $#
delle Felci
Lipari
(962m)
\ Lipari
#
Porto di
Levante
\
#
Golfo di
Gioia
Vulcano
Golfo di
Punta del Faro
Capo Milazzo Milazzo Ganzirri#
\ (Capo Peloro)
\
Mortelle #
Milazzo
Golfo di #
\
\ Villa San
#
Patti
]
Giovanni
Messina #
\
#
\
#
b
"
Sant'Agata
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Tyndaris
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Militello
Calabria
San
Marco
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\
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\
Savoca #
\
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\
#
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\
#
dei Nebrodi
Gola dell'Alcantara
$
(1979m) Mt Soro
#
U PizzoadCarbonara
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(1847m)
\ Taormina
#
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n
o
\
#
M #
Parco
\#
Giardini-Naxos
Bronte #
\
" dell'Etna
U
Petralia \ Petralia
$
Sottana Soprana
\ Giarre
#
Lago di
Mt Etna
Pozzillo Adrano
(3329m)
\
#
Riviera dei Ciclopi
\
Acireale #
Enna #
]"
\
\ Aci Trezza
#
Paternò #
;
\
#
Aci Castello Ionian Sea
Castello di
\
#
] Catania
Misterbianco #
]
#
Lombardia Morgantina
1
"
b
"
Caltanissettà
To Ravenna
Fontanarossa
\ Aidone
#
(1050km)
\
Golfo di
Piazza Armerina
b#
"
Palagonia
Catania
Mazzarino
\
#
Villa Romana
\
#
\
del Casale
Lentini #
\ Ravanusa
#
Caltagirone
Augusta
\
#
Megara
\
#
Butera
Hyblaea "
b Golfo di
\
#
M
Necropoli
di
o
Augusta
\ Niscemi
#
nti Pantalica "
Falconara
b
I
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; Castello Eurialo
Floridia #
\ "
Gela
]
#
] Syracuse
#
\
#
b Palazzolo
Akrai "
SYRACUSE
p200
Golfo di
Acreide
Vittòria
Gela
Cómiso
] #
#
\
Avola
Explore
elegant
piazzas,
classical
] Ragusa
#
Golfo di
\
#
Noto #
\
ruins and an ancient Jewish ghetto
Noto
\ Modica
#
b Eloro
"
Scicli
\
#
\ Ispica U
#
"Riserva Naturale Oasi
Faunistica di Vendicari
b
"
\
#
\ Pachino
#
Cava
Pozzallo
MEDITERRANEAN
d'Ispica
SEA
Capo Passero
Capo delle
Correnti
To Valletta,
To Valletta,
Malta (60km)
Malta (60km)
Str
Me aits o
ssin f
a
ni
Capo
Capo
d'Orlando Calavà
‚
ble
‚
‚
i
HILL TOWNS
p212
Head to the brilliantly baroque
hilltop towns of Noto, Modica
and Ragusa
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