Guidebook of Sicily

Sicily is a really beautiful island, with a very special character. Undoubtedly, one of the nicest places of Italy, in which it is possible to enjoy a magnificent historical legacy, in addition to unforgettable sceneries.

How to come

One of the most rapid forms of coming to Sicily is to do it in plane, although it is true that, in contrast to which it happens with some cities of Italy, like Rome or Milan, it is not so simple to find flights that take us to some of the principal airports of Sicily: in Palermo and in Catania.

Also, there are different companies of ferry (traghetti) that communicate Sicily with the Italian Peninsula, another possible combination. And although Sicily is an island, also it is possible to come to her in train, of course, happening for the strait (undoubtedly, a very interesting experience)

What to see in Sicily

It is very difficult to choose between a lot of possibilities that there offers us an island as Sicily, in which the history is present to every step. From the trips blog, we leave to you a selection of some of the most important points of the island.

• Palermo is the capital, a very advisable visit. To cover his streets is the best way of knowing it. He is worth visiting the Catacombs of the Capuchins, in which there are mummies, some of them in the good surprising state. Also, the Palace of the Normans, or the Arab Cathedral, there are two of the most interesting points of the city.
• Other of the places that we cannot allow visiting is Catania, that the UNESCO declared Patrimony of the Humanity. It is a question of a place that it has seen like the action of the Etna, a volcás whose sight is impressive, it was burying important historical remains. Nevertheless, we can still visit the remains of the theater and of the amphitheater, the Basilica of San Nicolás, or the palace Biscari.
• The most ancient city of Sicily is Syracuse, a Greek colony established by Arquías. In the year 2005 the UNESCO named Patrimony of the Humanity to Syracuse, along with the Necropolis of Pantalías, another point emphasized from the island. In Syracuse he emphasizes the Greek theater, of which only there stay remains of the scene and of the orchestra. The latomías, stones quarries that were used like prison, are very close and deserve a visit. The Cathedral or the Basilica of extra Saint Lucia Moenia (an impressive Byzantine church) are also impressive monuments of the city.
• Agrigento is also a beautiful place, in which there lived the classic philosopher Empédocles or the playwright Luigi Pirandello. Also, it has also important classic remains, like the Temple of Juno Lacinia or the Temple of the Concord.

Of course, when we visit Sicily, a thing remains very clear: in only one trip is almost impossible to discover the big quantity of places that has to offer us.

Where to stay

The island of Sicily receives enough tourist visits, not only in summer (the perfect epoch to enjoy his beaches) but throughout the whole year, as what it has a wide hotel offer.

Hotels, apartments, rural houses … Sicily offers a really wide offer, with big quantity of possibilities of accommodation in Sicily and prices so that every tourist chooses the one that better adapts himself to his needs. Hotel Calculator is a good accommodation option. But if you want to compare prices we advise you this hotels comparador.