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Heritage and markets
Palermo: heritage and markets
A planned guide to bringing Palermo’s heritage and markets into your itinerary, with room to decide which interests matter most.
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Sicily · Italy
Things to do in Sicily, shaped around your trip
Choose what matters to you first: heritage and markets, volcano trails, time by the sea or food. Then build a route that fits the time you have.
Choose your areas before filling your itinerary
Sicily is a regional destination, rather than a single city. This editorial plan brings together Palermo, Etna, Taormina and Messina, Cefalù and the Madonie, Syracuse and Ortigia, as well as the Egadi Islands and topics covering Zingaro, Scopello, Castellammare, Trapani and Marsala. Use it to separate the places you want to visit from the interests you want to pursue: food, wine, cooking classes, diving or cycling. For a trip, choose your base and check transport before combining stops. If you live in Sicily, focus on one area or activity when planning an outing. Let the season, your available time and your budget shape your choices, and check current conditions, access arrangements and activity requirements before finalising your plans.
- Time and transport: choose a starting area and check journeys before adding more stops.
- Season and safety: review the forecast, access conditions and requirements for outdoor activities.
- Food and budget: decide how markets, wine and cooking classes fit your plans, then check current terms.
A photoshoot through Palermo’s historic centre
Explore Palermo’s historic centre during a photoshoot and take home photographs as a souvenir. Check current availability, conditions, meeting and finishing points on Viator before booking.
Ten planned guides to exploring Sicily
These cards outline the destination’s editorial plan. Publication of the planned guides is not confirmed; each guide focuses on the places or interests named below.
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Volcano and trails
Etna: volcano trails
A focus on choosing Etna routes that suit your interests, while identifying the access conditions you need to check.
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Cities and coast
Taormina, Messina and the coast
A planning approach for fitting Taormina, Messina and coastal outings into your trip, with transport considered from the outset.
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Sea and Madonie
Cefalù: the sea and the Madonie
A planned guide built around time by the sea in Cefalù and the option of including the Madonie in your itinerary.
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Syracuse and Ortigia
Syracuse and Ortigia
An editorial focus on Syracuse and Ortigia to help you decide how much of your trip to dedicate to these places.
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Egadi Islands
Egadi Islands: Favignana and Levanzo
A framework for choosing Favignana, Levanzo or both, with transfers to check before arranging your island outing.
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Zingaro and nearby places
Zingaro, Scopello and Castellammare
A planned guide to organising these places within your itinerary and assessing which combinations suit your transport options.
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Cities and salt pans
Trapani, Marsala and the salt pans
A way to weigh up time in Trapani, Marsala and the salt pans according to the interests shaping your trip.
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Food and wine
Food, wine and cooking classes
A theme for travellers who want food and wine to be part of the trip, with classes to assess by interest and participation terms.
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Active outings
Outdoor activities, diving and cycling
A planned guide to active outings, including the ability level, equipment and requirements to check before choosing an activity.
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Start with the place and the kind of outing you want. The Palermo photoshoot featured on this page offers a specific activity to consider; read its listing before deciding.
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